grim-faced
Example Sentences
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Tigri, grim-faced in body armor, stood next to Samary, slightly comical with his helmet askew and rifle hanging from a sling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
A grim-faced President Donald J. Trump looks out at the reader, under the headline “LAW AND ORDER.”
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025
Gone is the heroic sense of comradery: the brave, grim-faced men piling onto boats to fight and die together.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2025
In team photos she’s always the one on the end, grinning and waving while her teammates stand grim-faced before the camera.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2023
Not with their usual basketball-team energy: they were grim-faced and silent.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
