Examples of stone-faced in a Sentence
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Holland remained stone-faced, listening.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self, who often remains stone-faced on the bench during games, actually appeared to be outwardly enjoying himself during a 27-7 run that put an exclamation point on the Jayhawks’ 86-62 victory over Kansas State on Saturday night at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
The men entered a negotiating room stone-faced.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Seated on a couch next to the president, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio remained stone-faced throughout the interaction.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 19 Nov. 2025
Comey sat stone-faced, staring straight ahead, through most of the hearing.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Portman mouthed the words throughout, while Depp remained stone-faced with a guitar in his lap, finally playing the song’s closing chords.
—Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The short sequence involved Stonestreet being somewhat stone-faced, talking about dodging phone calls from William's mother, played by Frances McDormand.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self, who often remains stone-faced on the bench during games, actually appeared to be outwardly enjoying himself during a 27-7 run that put an exclamation point on the Jayhawks’ 86-62 victory over Kansas State on Saturday night at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
The men entered a negotiating room stone-faced.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Seated on a couch next to the president, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio remained stone-faced throughout the interaction.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 19 Nov. 2025
Comey sat stone-faced, staring straight ahead, through most of the hearing.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Portman mouthed the words throughout, while Depp remained stone-faced with a guitar in his lap, finally playing the song’s closing chords.
—Scott Huver, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
The short sequence involved Stonestreet being somewhat stone-faced, talking about dodging phone calls from William's mother, played by Frances McDormand.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Stone-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stone-faced. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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