stern

Example Sentences

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I stared into her stern face, the fingers of my left hand turning the picture frame around and around in my skirt pocket.

From Literature

Powell often chooses his words carefully, and Sunday’s unusually stern delivery lacked the diplomatic off-ramp and studied neutrality of his past comments about the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once the procession is over, members of the public are allowed up the narrow staircase to the gallery, passing stern signs warning them not to clap.

From BBC

That faith is getting another stern test this month.

From Los Angeles Times

"He turned around to see his stern was eight to 10 feet in the air before sliding into the breach, he woke the other boaters shouting for them to get off their boats."

From BBC