long face
Example Sentences
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He cites one layman’s description of the transformative experience: “I can dive in with a long face and what feels like a terminal case of depression, and come out a whistling idiot.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
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
In 1998, an aspiring comedian named Tomoaki Hamatsu — nicknamed Nasubi, the Japanese word for eggplant, because of his long face — won the opportunity to compete on an extreme kind of game show.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
My final assessment in theater school, I was told I looked like a funeral attendant because of my long face.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2023
That long face always looked odd, and vulnerable, horsey everyone said, even in the best of lights.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
