long face
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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
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
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
He doesn’t seem to notice my studying him, his long face and sharp chin, his curling red-brown hair, the way his eyelashes catch the light.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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