How to Use stoic in a Sentence

stoic

1 of 2 noun

• This goes as far back as the Stoics.
  — Leila Saad, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
• And Messi, the arch stoic, was no longer able to hold back the emotion.
  — Jack Lang, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
• The new face of the franchise -- his stoic, chill mug already on three downtown billboards.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 30 July 2021
• Ken is the kind of guy who desperately wants to present himself as a stoic, but when alone, screams in rage.
  — Amy Nicholson, Variety, 8 Sep. 2021
• The expressions range from the smiling and the spirited to the stoic.
  — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 14 June 2026
• Chills, as Rafer Johnson, stoic and majestic, put flame to the torch.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2021
• Kyle Whittingham led a stoic and somber march across campus on Wednesday night.
  — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Sep. 2021
• Justin Bieber is a pro at staying stoic in the face of truly awkward interactions.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 1 Dec. 2020
• As the clip begins, the camera slowly zooms out on a stoic, seemingly timid young man at the opposite end of a table.
  — Holly Jones, Variety, 11 July 2022
• Many describe him as stoic, someone whose voice rarely wavers and whose oratory won’t long be remembered.
  — Joe Garofoli, SFChronicle.com, 25 Jan. 2021
• Living as a stoic only during these kinds of events is akin to stopping your gym routine three weeks into January.
  — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
• The stoic inmate broke down thinking about how if exoneration does come, his mother won’t be there to celebrate.
  — Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2021
• Her photographs have a stoic yet fluid presence, thick with inky memories; her film and video works are full of movement, magic, song and even humor.
  — Danielle Avram, Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2021
• He had been educated by the great Stoic philosopher Seneca, but Nero was clearly no stoic.
  — Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2020
• Whelan’s lawyers and siblings describe him as a stoic optimist, with a certainty that, sooner or later, his ordeal will end.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2020
• In an interview less than a week after his return, Vlad adopted the same stoic, determined manner as his father.
  — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 16 July 2022
• The definition of a stoic is a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
  — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2021
• Because Zoom courses are recorded for students and head faculty to review, all the instructors act stoic now.
  — NBC news, 22 Sep. 2020
• Anthony was the bad boy in season 1, in many ways the shagging, chaotic, antithesis of the stoic, simmering Duke.
  — Holly Thomas, CNN, 25 Mar. 2022
• The young boy’s expression never changed, remaining stoic even when challenged at uncomfortably high volume.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
• Texas basketball coach Sean Miller was never going to be included on any list of noteworthy Stoics.
  — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026
• In the closing section, the author throws shade at unnamed ideological adversaries — perhaps the stoics?
  — Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 9 Feb. 2024
• The short, scrawny boy was bullied, driving him to take up judo and sambo, a Soviet martial art that teaches participants to remain stoic even in the face of great pain.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 20 Mar. 2022
• In lieu of angels, she is surrounded at first by a chorus of stoic, almost militaristic acolytes who devolve into feral, flailing near-desperation by the end.
  — Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2021
• Regardless of his physical situation, Kershaw sat in the dugout, looking stoic after his outing.
  — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 16 Oct. 2020
• Jenner, typically the most stoic of the Kardashian-Jenners, completely lost her cool.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 14 May 2022
• Inspired by Minhwa, a traditional Korean folk art, the brilliant creations awed the most stoic of fashion arbiters.
  — Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Apr. 2022
• Sauer reinforces the cliche by portraying Free Ray as a mysterious stoic who, with one major exception, chooses to remain mute.
  — Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2021
• On the morning of September 11, Helen, the most stoic of the McIlvaines, was the only one who panicked.
  — Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2021
• Mancini later doubled off the top of the left field wall; by staying in the yard, Odor drove in the Orioles’ second run of the game, serving as the late-game stoic for a second time to level the score.
  — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2022

stoic

2 of 2 adjective

• He had a stoic expression on his face.
• Some men are more open; others are more stoic.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
• Some were stoic while others had tears welling in their eyes.
  — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 24 June 2022
• Storako was stoic about the one pitch that left the ballpark.
  — Tony Baranek, Daily Southtown, 11 June 2017
• And my dad was the most stoic, tough, brave person.
  — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
• What is the meaning of these great stoic stone heads, or moai?
  — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2019
• Moms kissed stoic kids outside of school.
  — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
• Bright, fat beaks and combs bulged out from stoic, teardrop bodies.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2019
• Mangione, who stayed stoic for much of the day, let out a big smile.
  — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2025
• Bieber isn’t like some stoic pitchers.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
• The tone shifts from stoic and dark to campy by the end of the eight-episode series.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
• Rolen was solid and stoic as a stone and could be just as quiet.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 30 June 2021
• Young is more inward, stoic, but ready to get a good dig in when it’s called for.
  — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
• How can the same guy embody both a stoic hero and this bumbling clown?
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2023
• Christa Lee stood stoic in her mask, looking around the block.
  — Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2021
• Both men were stoic in that moment, but the emotion was there.
  — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 26 Nov. 2021
• These are the lines that will make the most stoic of dads totally lose it.
  — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 15 June 2019
• Miller looked stoic on the red carpet and spoke briefly in the theater.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 13 June 2023
• Hearn nodded when the clerk read him his charges and appeared stoic.
  — Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 9 July 2026
• The stoic Alex is, of course, too frightened to tell a soul.
  — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
• So many of his characters were stoic and brave.
  — Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
• To me, this way of moving gives them a stoic, no-nonsense look.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
• Mina tried to remain stoic through it all.
  — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
• But Ahmed didn’t flinch, the stoic survivor of a war and no longer a child.
  — Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2020
• Because of course, Mary is stoic.
  — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
• Will is stoic and caring, disposed to put his life on the line for his very own hostages.
  — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2022
• Martin, who tends to be more stoic, did his best to stick to the subject and keep a straight face.
  — Adam Zuvanich, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Apr. 2018
• Paris was stoic as the verdict was read and as the judge detailed his sentence.
  — Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022
• In public on the job, doctors and nurses are trained to stay stoic.
  — Blake Bakkila, Health.com, 8 May 2018
• Both men were stoic but stunned by the losses surrounding them.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2021