long face

Example Sentences

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Family members often referred to him as “El Viejito,” for his long face and an emotional literacy well beyond his years.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

When I was older, someone said, "You were born with that long face. Everyone who has a long face, they look miserable," So people can project things onto you.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2023

Wright’s lean, long face is sometimes all hard angles, and she enacts the largely stoic mien of her character with weight.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

So, you may ask, why the long face?

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2023

Goldy, that’s what everybody called him, was thin, a little stooped, with a long face that always looked a little down.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers