Examples of stiff upper lip in a Sentence
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Rarely has such stiff upper lips framed such eloquent, perpetually spewing pottymouths.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
In the Margaret Thatcher biopic, Streep sports a stiff upper lip and no patience for snobby misogyny as England's first female prime minister.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
By every outward appearance, Brooke is the perfect English gentleman, with his posh title and tidy grooming and impeccably stiff upper lip.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2023
Daryl’s breakdowns are rare; In a show full of displays of mankind’s chaotic nature, Daryl tends to maintain a stiff upper lip.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2023
But, unlike your great aunt’s disastrous anniversary party, this one will be held in full view of the world, so stiff upper lips are mandatory.
—Carole Sovocool, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2023
As mourners’ flowers piled up at the gates of Buckingham Palace and a country famous for its stiff upper lip dissolved in tears, the seeming indifference of a secluded royal family was symbolized by a bare flagpole atop the palace, dictated by protocol but incomprehensible to a grieving public.
—Dan Balz, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022
King Charles ditched the stiff upper lip at this year’s Royal Ascot.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 June 2023
But it may also be explained by the very British preference for having a stiff upper lip—the stoic quality that, by pulling back the palace curtains on the reality of royal life or (or, in Harry’s telling, taking ownership of his own story), Harry betrayed.
—Time, 10 Jan. 2023
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
In the Margaret Thatcher biopic, Streep sports a stiff upper lip and no patience for snobby misogyny as England's first female prime minister.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
By every outward appearance, Brooke is the perfect English gentleman, with his posh title and tidy grooming and impeccably stiff upper lip.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2023
Daryl’s breakdowns are rare; In a show full of displays of mankind’s chaotic nature, Daryl tends to maintain a stiff upper lip.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2023
But, unlike your great aunt’s disastrous anniversary party, this one will be held in full view of the world, so stiff upper lips are mandatory.
—Carole Sovocool, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2023
As mourners’ flowers piled up at the gates of Buckingham Palace and a country famous for its stiff upper lip dissolved in tears, the seeming indifference of a secluded royal family was symbolized by a bare flagpole atop the palace, dictated by protocol but incomprehensible to a grieving public.
—Dan Balz, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022
King Charles ditched the stiff upper lip at this year’s Royal Ascot.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 June 2023
But it may also be explained by the very British preference for having a stiff upper lip—the stoic quality that, by pulling back the palace curtains on the reality of royal life or (or, in Harry’s telling, taking ownership of his own story), Harry betrayed.
—Time, 10 Jan. 2023
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“Stiff upper lip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stiff%20upper%20lip. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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