Examples of stone-faced in a Sentence
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Comey sat stone-faced, staring straight ahead, through most of the hearing.
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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
Kohberger remained stone-faced and showed no visible emotion during these statements.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
But downtown, soldiers have stood stone-faced behind riot shields as furious protesters have flipped them off, sworn at them and questioned their integrity.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
But with Gino sitting stone-faced across the stage, fans are left wondering what exactly transpired between the finale’s filming and this explosive reunion.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Mar. 2025
Sitting stone-faced and silent during an explosive Oval Office meeting between Trump and Zelensky, Rubio’s expression was closely watched for signs of discomfort, given his long-standing, ardent support for Ukraine.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2025
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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
Kohberger remained stone-faced and showed no visible emotion during these statements.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025
But downtown, soldiers have stood stone-faced behind riot shields as furious protesters have flipped them off, sworn at them and questioned their integrity.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
But with Gino sitting stone-faced across the stage, fans are left wondering what exactly transpired between the finale’s filming and this explosive reunion.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Mar. 2025
Sitting stone-faced and silent during an explosive Oval Office meeting between Trump and Zelensky, Rubio’s expression was closely watched for signs of discomfort, given his long-standing, ardent support for Ukraine.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Stone-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stone-faced. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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