unsmiling

Example Sentences

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Standing stiff and unsmiling next to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump appeared unmoved by the former imperial temple in Beijing where emperors once prayed for good harvests.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Indiana, meanwhile, went from being the team known for posting more losses than any other in Division I history to a legitimate force when it hired Cignetti, an unsmiling protégé of Saban’s in Tuscaloosa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The comedian Julio Torres presents himself like an alien from outer space, an unsmiling observer of Earth paraphernalia.

From New York Times • Feb. 29, 2024

He glowers out from beneath his brows, unsmiling, eyes rendered oddly bloodshot, brow furrowed, chin tucked in, as if he is about to head-butt the camera.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

The perfect Hideo I’d pieced together from years of documentaries and articles doesn’t seem like the one I’d just met—condescending, unsmiling, cold, the reality of a mythical figure I’d built up in my head.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu