stone-faced

adjective

ˈstōn-ˌfāst 

: showing no emotion : expressionless

Examples of stone-faced in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Joshua sat stone-faced in the crowd before being thrown a mic. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 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

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

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