stolidness
Example Sentences
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It's Hepburn as Linda, Julia's aimless sister, the black sheep of the family, who perfectly comprehends Johnny's aversion to business, security and stolidness, his aversion to America itself.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 14, 2013
She got so she received all things with the stolidness of the earth which soaks up urine and perfume with the same indifference.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
There was a sort of security in the man’s stolidness.
From The Phantom Lover by Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred) Ayres
The two most damnable drawbacks on the field of battle are unpreparedness and slowness in officers, and stolidness and lack of initiative in men.
From The Irish at the Front by Michael MacDonagh
Baffled, powerless, his wonted stolidness left him, and he cast his eyes here and143 there with a sort of challenge born of despair and desperation.
From Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer by R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) Owen
