Sentence examples for stern manner from inspiring English sources
Some politicians criticized the judge's stern manner afterward.
The police officer, after a brief attempt at a stern manner, relented.
It is about time Valentine addressed the Mets in a stern manner.
"Stop blaming the Mac for all your troubles," he writes, in a stern manner.
He exudes that calm, slightly stern manner that certain troubled kids gravitate toward as a sign of stability and strength.
By Louise Field Cooper The New Yorker, December 7 , 1946P. 98 Tiny Grandmother always listened to Grandpa when he spoke in a certain stern manner.
Every instance of palms facing down towards the floor is associated with more stern manners of talking.
If you don't get the point across in a stern, serious manner, chances are you could turn into a human doormat.
And Moon Tae-young, a spokesman for the South Korean Foreign Ministry, said: "We will deal with North Korea's threats and provocative acts in a stern and consistent manner".
Last year in the Book Review, April Bernard admired "the swiftness and intermittent gorgeousness of Graham's diction, and her stern and bracing manner". The same publisher has reissued an earlier volume by the author, The End of Beauty ($14), which includes a series of self-portraits refracted through the attributes of mythological characters.
That was why Mr. Bush reacted in a low-key, stern and ungrateful manner - to signal the Iranians that until all of the American hostages are released, it will be as though none of them have been freed, the officials said.
