long face

noun

: a facial expression of sadness or melancholy

Examples of long face in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

John Heminger, a photographer with a long face and restless energy, asked me. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

His long face, which on this particular day shone with the embalmed elegance of a Jerry Lee Lewis, got cloudy. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026

With confidence low and long faces on the home sideline, the Cowboys were in desperate need of a spark. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Nov. 2025

Surveillance footage circulated by police showed two masked people, one of them wearing what appeared to be a gray ski mask and the other a long face mask and black hoodie. — Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1747, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for long face

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase