Examples of stone-faced in a Sentence
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Sitting stone-faced in the audience, Chalamet couldn’t help seeming more princely and entitled by comparison.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
Probably not Joe, who hasn’t got the dough Carollo sat stone-faced next to attorney Marc Sarnoff before leaving court without comment.
—Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
The justices sat stone-faced, their hands in their laps.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Most other Democrats sat stone-faced but some appeared upset or annoyed.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Holland remained stone-faced, listening.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self, who often remains stone-faced on the bench during games, actually appeared to be outwardly enjoying himself during a 27-7 run that put an exclamation point on the Jayhawks’ 86-62 victory over Kansas State on Saturday night at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
The men entered a negotiating room stone-faced.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Comey sat stone-faced, staring straight ahead, through most of the hearing.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
Probably not Joe, who hasn’t got the dough Carollo sat stone-faced next to attorney Marc Sarnoff before leaving court without comment.
—Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
The justices sat stone-faced, their hands in their laps.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Most other Democrats sat stone-faced but some appeared upset or annoyed.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Holland remained stone-faced, listening.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self, who often remains stone-faced on the bench during games, actually appeared to be outwardly enjoying himself during a 27-7 run that put an exclamation point on the Jayhawks’ 86-62 victory over Kansas State on Saturday night at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
The men entered a negotiating room stone-faced.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Comey sat stone-faced, staring straight ahead, through most of the hearing.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Stone-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stone-faced. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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