Sentence examples for grave demeanor from inspiring English sources
Ms. Garai, who was the star of a 2010 production of "Emma" on PBS, is alluringly not conventionally pretty: Bel has a sense of humor and a grave demeanor, delicate features and a sexy figure verging on the Junoesque.
I omitted no detail — his grave demeanor, his obvious sincerity, the part about having "real" management potential, as opposed to the ersatz kind of management potential so common those days.
Cusack, moving like a sleepwalker, is cast strongly against type, but that type (think of his motormouth in "High Fidelity") was always appealing, and his fans will miss his wit; thankfully, the movie, which looks drab and drained, is rescued by the wonderful O'Keefe, whose grave demeanor seems ominously mature — it is as though she were already primed to assume the mother's role.
As the central mystery of why Charlotte wants to be alone is resolved (more or less), the play takes on the graver demeanor promised by its title.
When the Justice rose to speak, however, his demeanor turned grave, for he moved quickly to the subject of his confirmation hearings.
Though he looks and moves like a teen-ager — he does uptalk, he has made a ballet for an iPad app — his demeanor is habitually grave.
He seemed determined to maintain a jocular demeanor even about grave subjects, smiling and laughing for a moment before answering a question about a 4-month-old Palestinian baby killed by Israeli fire this week.
The 60-foot field goal electrified sports fans everywhere -- not just because it featured 16-year-old Jerrbryon Graves beating out Kobe Bryant and LeBron James for the top spot, but also because of his cool demeanor afterward, reacting as if his unbelievable buzzer beater was just another day at the office.
His demeanor radiated irritation.
