Examples of stone-faced in a Sentence
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Stephen McCullagh sat stone-faced in Ireland’s Belfast Crown Court as a judge on Wednesday ordered him to spend a minimum of 31 years in prison for the slaying of Natalie McNally, the Guardian reported.
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
In video clips of a portion of the incident, some of the audience is heard cheering and clapping while others sit stone-faced in their seats, and many are seen getting up and leaving.
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Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
Recently, after a bad defeat, my happy-go-lucky son, Peter, ambled over to another player, who was stone-faced with frustration and shame.
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Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
Senate Republicans emerged stone-faced from a tense meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
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Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
Both were stone-faced when the jury’s verdicts were read, but afterward Rivera walked over to Nuhfer and gave her a hug at the defense table.
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Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
Although the Marshallese players were mostly stone-faced, their eyes—briefly flitting over to the crowd and the many cameras that followed them onto the field—belied both their excitement and anxiety at the gravity of the moment.
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Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
21 Apr. 2026
Joshua sat stone-faced in the crowd before being thrown a mic.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Sitting stone-faced in the audience, Chalamet couldn’t help seeming more princely and entitled by comparison.
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Nate Jones,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
In video clips of a portion of the incident, some of the audience is heard cheering and clapping while others sit stone-faced in their seats, and many are seen getting up and leaving.
—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
Recently, after a bad defeat, my happy-go-lucky son, Peter, ambled over to another player, who was stone-faced with frustration and shame.
—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
Senate Republicans emerged stone-faced from a tense meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
Both were stone-faced when the jury’s verdicts were read, but afterward Rivera walked over to Nuhfer and gave her a hug at the defense table.
—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
Although the Marshallese players were mostly stone-faced, their eyes—briefly flitting over to the crowd and the many cameras that followed them onto the field—belied both their excitement and anxiety at the gravity of the moment.
—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
21 Apr. 2026
Joshua sat stone-faced in the crowd before being thrown a mic.
—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Sitting stone-faced in the audience, Chalamet couldn’t help seeming more princely and entitled by comparison.
—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Stone-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stone-faced. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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