countenance

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But despite soundtracking 128 episodes worth of hormonal melodrama, Cole’s song most immediately evokes one image: the devilishly handsome, All-American countenance of the show’s star, James Van Der Beek.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Beckett was famously unforgiving when it came to fiddling with his works; his estate would not likely countenance egregious diversions from the “Godot” text.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 29, 2025

“In the ‘90s, there was a lot of foot traffic everywhere that picked up El Clasificado,” said Badame, who’s more subdued than his wife but just as positive in countenance.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

This week, pictures of a chubby-faced Vance were ubiquitous; not so much a fat edit of the vice president as it is as if someone photoshopped an overweight middle schooler’s countenance on his besuited figure.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2025

The placidity of her countenance along with the smoothness of her skin made her face appear like a mask, with living, human eyes behind it.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides