grave-faced

Obama, grave-faced and sympathetic in tone, opined that when Senator Clinton was 'feeling down,' she went on the attack to make herself feel better; that is, she committed an error in judgment because she was in a bad mood.

Karen Stabiner: The Change Candidate Needs to Change His Tone Towards Women 2008

Then I should see grave-faced girls, girls of that budding age when their bearing becomes delusively wise, and the old deception of my youth will recur to me; “Could you and I but talk together?”

A Modern Utopia Herbert George 2006

There were several university students — grave-faced, older men, with beards and spectacles — who looked down on the young musicians, and talked, of set purpose, on abstruse subjects.

Maurice Guest 2003

Meanwhile, the grave-faced official eyed us both, and silently nodded his head.

The Gambler 2003

Corgaide, the grave-faced, gray-haired woman who ordered the servants in the Sun Palace, wore no ornament save for the large ring of heavy keys at her waist.

The Path of Daggers Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1998

But one thing she did know instinctively was that she could not take part in any idle gossiping about the feelings of the grave-faced and bitter man with whom she had just shared the day.

The Frozen Heart Cassidy, Laura 1995

He began to listen intently, grave-faced, moving from the left side of the cow to the right, then back again.

Every living thing Herriot, James 1992

He was grave-faced now, hearing me through without question, nodding now and then in agreement to something I said.

The Crystal Gryphon Norton, Andre 1972

She looked straight down at him, grave-faced, and winked, the crowd yelled and cheered, and the dirty old goat slapped his thigh and bid thirtyfour.

Flash For Freedom Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1971

She looked straight down at him, grave-faced, and winked, the crowd yelled and cheered, and the dirty old goat slapped his thigh and bid thirtyfour.

Flash For Freedom Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 1971