sternly

Example Sentences

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Coming down sternly against the fake judgements, the top court last Friday stayed the lower court's order on the property dispute.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Faithful ally Eric Nam sternly points out to him that his rants are throwing off everyone else’s game.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

Others—including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has taken great pains to avoid confrontations with the sensitive American president—warned Trump very sternly not to make serious moves on Greenland.

From Slate • Jan. 8, 2026

In a sternly worded statement before Friday’s vote, Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez wrote that the city attorney’s “position does not speak for the full City Council.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

A pilot came aboard, sternly ordered all men out of the chains—no sounding of the harbor was allowed—and conducted them to their anchorage.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham