Usage examples for stern
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With tears which he saw not, Rachel looked at the stern, selfish old man, whom she called her father. – Rachel Gray by Julia Kavanagh
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" No." The captain was silent a full minute, and his face grew stern. – Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories by John Fox, Jr.
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His eyes were as stern as his lips. – The Sisters-In-Law by Gertrude Atherton