stern

Example Sentences

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He gives me a stern look and waits for my reply.

From Literature

Hearts were stunned by the sucker punch from Yang, but these guys are made of stern stuff.

From BBC

While the admission likely resulted in some stern emails hitting a manager’s inbox, it’s ultimately refreshing that a star of Damon’s caliber and influence came out and actually said it.

From Salon

William issues his own stern warnings: Sam must never, ever enter the basement writing “sanctuary” in his remote Maine mansion.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the border crossing from Iran into Iraqi Kurdistan, the stern face of Iran's former supreme leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, peers down at the trickle of Iranians leaving the territory.

From BBC