Sentence examples for stern with me from inspiring English sources

When I told Norwegians the British would not tolerate anything beyond the defendant questioning evidence, they were rather stern with me.

There's no one — I don't speak to anyone — and they're — they're very stern with me," she says, suddenly grabbing him and kissing him, before being led away to tea with Mom by her black maid and companion, Olivia (Brenda Pressley).

I was stern with Taj last week, although let me be perfectly clear about this: when I wrote "Taj must die" I wasn't "calling for violence," nor "inciting" anything.

I don't think anyone in the school would have thought me unjustified in being stern with my daughter at that point or in setting a limit on her disrespect.

Anyone who tries to enter the door behind him is greeted with a stern "excuse me" and a full pat-down.

"I try to be stern with people when they are doing something wrong, even if it means they will hate me, but I also give praise when things are done well.

"I was very stern with him early," Lucas said.

It's the best thing she's done, very stern with a subdued satirical edge.

He was generous with praise, delighted in their triumphs, but was stern with shirkers.

I have to be stern with them, for their own safety, of course".

We're quite stern with the 1968 guidelines on promoting sadism as a source of pleasure.