mien

Example Sentences

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Squinting in the morning sun, she had bat ears, a downturned mouth and the mien of a pissed-off mother-in-law.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The directors, called to an emergency meeting at the home of the chairman of the board of the American Steel Corp., have the haughty mien of British aristocrats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

Instead, the carefully prepared Cohen was subdued and succinct, admitting his lies and misdeeds in service of Donald Trump with a sorrowful mien.

From Salon • May 15, 2024

People often smile at McCall, perhaps drawn to his looks, his quiet mien and the restrained intensity of his physicality, as if he were holding back a great and terrifying force.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2023

In deference to the glad occasion, his foot kept the rhythm of the dance and his usually stem mien was softened.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein