mien

Example Sentences

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The protesters’ mien was sober, they presented themselves as adults who were morally serious, they were morally responsible and meant moral business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

The directors, called to an emergency meeting at the home of the chairman of the board of the American Steel Corp., have the haughty mien of British aristocrats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

It captures some of the inquisitive humanity that Steinmetz, a tall and direct people’s person with a John Malkovich mien, conveys in life.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2024

Instead, the carefully prepared Cohen was subdued and succinct, admitting his lies and misdeeds in service of Donald Trump with a sorrowful mien.

From Salon • May 15, 2024

From his clothes, three expensive rackets, mien and well-conditioned body, I took him for a professional player.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane