sternness
Example Sentences
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Ms. Dierksheide and Mr. Guyatt review Jefferson’s anxieties and plans with the sternness of auditors rooting out unauthorized deductions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
In contrast to Usyk's sternness, a playful Fury sang and danced to Bonnie Tyler's 'Holding Out For A Hero'.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
The pope, whose grandfatherly appearance belied an electric charisma, and who was beloved both for his kindness and his sternness, confronted an American church shaped by three decades of progressive change.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
But it also had an edge of sincere sternness.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2024
He may be stern; he may be exacting; he may be ambitious yet; but his is the sternness of the warrior Greatheart, who guards his pilgrim convoy from the onslaught of Apollyon.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
