stoicism
Example Sentences
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While Metcalf’s Linda adopts a facade of stoicism to shield her family from the grief erupting in her, Abbott’s Biff is forced to reveal the broken man behind the defiant veneer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Luciano brought relief to a profession where stoicism is regarded as next to godliness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
I’m usually a loyalist to the cornmeal-swirled muffin — I love that little grainy grit, the way it reins in lush summer fruit with a bit of prairie stoicism.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025
That’s part of the life of a quarterback, the expectations of toughness and stoicism, and the reliance on improvisation, even when a hand is swaddled in a cast or heavy brace.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
The flat stoicism of her earlier utterances disappears and Mrs. Dannenberg grounds her forehead into the palm of her hand.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing stoicism
Power Suffix: -ism
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