mien
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His briefcase-carrying mien made Jackie think he was a lawyer, and we learn he graduated from Harvard but dropped out of law school as “an act of personal protest,” or so he claims.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Squinting in the morning sun, she had bat ears, a downturned mouth and the mien of a pissed-off mother-in-law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Schaeffer, who has the mien of Marine drill instructor, is animated and intense.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
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
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