stone-faced

adjective

ˈstōn-ˌfāst 

: showing no emotion : expressionless

Examples of stone-faced in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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. — 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

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stone-faced

• abased
• barefaced
• debased
• defaced
• disgraced
• displaced
• distaste
• effaced
• embraced
• emplaced
• encased
• erased