Sentence examples similar to a sad countenance from inspiring English sources

Mr. Jackman is Tomas, a conquistador of sad countenance and unruly beard, hacking his way through the Central American jungles in search of the Tree of Life and in the service of his queen.

But it would be surprising, when they are identified, if the great writer was not to be reburied in a place of honour so that admirers of the indomitable Knight of the Sad Countenance could pay their respects.

My old man had four major heart attacks, and though he never talked about his quiet terror, I now understand why he used to sit in his chair watching television with this vulnerable look on his sad countenance and the tips of his right hand tenderly touching his heart as though he had an itch.

A handful of female artists includes Mary Cassatt, but her figures here have sad countenances and don't seem a healthy alternative to the many products of what has come to be called the "male gaze".

What a sad, sad day.

"This is a sad, sad day.

It's just a sad, sad situation.

It's a sad state.

A sad old dog.

It's a sad business.

What a sad day.