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How to use countenance in a sentence

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He received, and scoursed to every person with a leasant and smiling countenance.
But when the men appear who ask our votes as representatives of this ideal, we are sadly out of countenance.
While most of the seniors maintained a serious countenance, these kids had fun.
Dislike welled up inside me, but I managed to keep my countenance and voice cordial.
He goes on to say that those who voted for this government never dreamt that they would countenance such an abuse of democracy.
His countenance was as bleak as the frozen northern wastelands, and he huddled within himself, a wizened husk hoarding unspoken power.
Some had mist-filled eyes while many a countenance went white as a sheet of paper.
A soft smile crossed his ratty countenance as he pulled up the rear of the patrol.
To countenance such open advocacy and practice of aggression is to encourage the agents of anarchy.
A realistic hologram of a rag-clad senior with a white ponytail and long alabaster whiskers examined about the room with a confused countenance.
Once the bearded, glaring countenance has registered, its presence is irrepressible.
Again, the courts' reluctance to countenance the compulsory appropriation of private rights is evident.
Viscountess Farnsworth resumed her beaming countenance after her wad of cash was safely stowed inside her reticule.
Grudgingly, and with a countenance colder than liquid nitrogen, Cora turned and stormed off down the hall.
In fact, the album's overall polished countenance doesn't seem to jive with the band's supposed rootsy goals.
Reynolds painted his florid, bald, ruddy countenance many times, and for decades less distinguished portraits swung outside countless taverns.
My nurses are beginning to comment that my countenance reflects a certain lack of sangfroid normally found neatly stacked within.
We seem to be able to countenance policy ideas for tangata whenua that we would never find acceptable for manuhiri.
He was fat and bald-headed, and had an expression of winning gentleness and simplicity upon his tranquil countenance.
The pavement was moist and the thunderhead rolling from the west gave grave countenance to the growing storm.
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Examples from Classical Literature
Towards evening grampus came up to me with a look of concern in his countenance.
Our hero paused a moment to admire the radiance of the smile that now lighted up the countenance of Orinda.
Withhold not Thy countenance from the tears and beseechings of the woebegone.
He entered with an expression of discomfiture on his rather vacuous countenance.
A slight down, shadowlike, over her lips lent irritating and proud gracefulness to her countenance.
Cilly's countenance reappeared, rosily flushed with healthy sleep and maiden modesty.
She looked at him, and read in his countenance the disquiet with which his soul laboured.
Now, when she thought of him at all, it was as of some revenant of kindly countenance from a half-forgotten dream.
A sudden smile from among the clouds lit up Shaw's ruddy, remonstrative countenance, as he put this question, and Oona smiled too.
He was seated in his wheelchair, a look of dull imbecility on his countenance.
The countenance of both Mr. Palford and his party expressed a certain degree of hesitance.
Temperance in diet and exercise, with frequent washing and bathing, are the best means of preserving a healthful countenance.
She set a hand on his shoulder, and looked down into his ravaged, haggard countenance.
His countenance is mild and pleasant, and has a highly intellectual expression.
Every one started, and Grump's countenance did not gather amiability as he sneakingly noticed the general distrust.
Eudora's countenance kindled with indignation, as she listened to what Milza had told.
Teuxical regarded the latter with a countenance that was calm and amicable.
These words Hyndford listened to with an edacious solid countenance, and greedily took them down.
At this, poopy manufactured an expression on her sable countenance, which was meant to be intensely knowing and suggestive.
The Doctor looked at him over his specs, with a broad grin on his countenance.
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