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
In his cratered and ravaged mien we see the impress of time, yet also dignity and fortitude.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
Possessing a round and pleasant face, Kinnear does not, at first glance, seem the obvious next initiate into a society that favors the more chiseled mien.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
Cakes selected a clown with a gun, as De Niro’s mien scowled on the screen above.
From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2024
Nanny sent Janie along with a stern mien, but she dwindled all the rest of the day as she worked.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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