countenance
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But despite soundtracking 128 episodes worth of hormonal melodrama, Cole’s song most immediately evokes one image: the devilishly handsome, All-American countenance of the show’s star, James Van Der Beek.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
There was no way Ratcliffe would countenance extending that at a time when he is determined to cut costs and bring the wage bill down.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
For “what else has a council ever been,” the pope asked, “but a renewal of this meeting with the countenance of the risen Christ?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
“In the ‘90s, there was a lot of foot traffic everywhere that picked up El Clasificado,” said Badame, who’s more subdued than his wife but just as positive in countenance.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025
Mary’s countenance was equally intelligent—her features equally pretty; but her expression was more reserved, and her manners, though gentle, more distant.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing countenance
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Raven"
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