Sentence examples for fierce countenance from inspiring English sources

The lines were written about my wife's grandfather but, for all his seriousness, fierce countenance, brusque manner and ultra-nationalist opinions, they might have applied to Bowen.

Prone to tears in moments of frustration, he is comforted by Mr. Barker, a gentle giant despite his unnerving voice and fierce countenance.

"They do make us aware of it," concedes Blair Cowan, new to the 144-year‑old rivalry, but fierce enough of countenance to fit right in.

Despite this, though, he has refused to countenance women priests, delivering a fierce rebuke last year to Catholics who challenged the Church's teaching.

The Devi Mahatmyam describes: Out of the surface of her (Durga's) forehead, fierce with frown, issued suddenly Kali of terrible countenance, armed with a sword and noose.

The showdown between Polly, fierce protector of her family's privacy, and Brooke, determined truth-teller no longer able to countenance the sickly status quo, is meant to serve as a microcosm of a divided America in which reality is viewed through the lens of one's preconceived beliefs.

In "Margaret and Ken," an ink and watercolor rendition of an elderly couple, the woman's plain, large-nosed face shows a tender concern as she regards the grizzled countenance of the frail man seated next to her, who gazes out at the viewer with a fierce bright stare that says, "I'm still alive".

I couldn't countenance that.

Ryan has a sterner countenance.

Would Cameron countenance that?

His countenance quickly changed.