mien

Example Sentences

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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

People often smile at McCall, perhaps drawn to his looks, his quiet mien and the restrained intensity of his physicality, as if he were holding back a great and terrifying force.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2023

He liked the community’s stasis, its plebeian virtues and unassuming mien.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer