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Meanings of grown stern in English

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Usage of grown stern in English
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Fortune is grown stern with us, and threatens thee with mortal peril.
Marius the Epicurean — Volume 1
2
Winston turned hastily toward Brown, his lips quivering, his eyes grown stern.
Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West
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Ralph was cold and cruel, and had grown stern, almost morose.
A Little Girl in Old Quebec
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They advanced toward him, their faces grown stern.
The best early stories of f. scott fitzgerald
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He held her helpless, his face grown stern, seeing in this his only hope of influencing her action.
Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West
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His voice had grown stern again.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
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His face had grown stern, and he narrowly searched Atmâ's countenance as he spoke gravely but gently enough.
Atmâ / A Romance
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Deborah, her face grown stern and hard, had moved a step or two forward and stood regarding Rachel sharply.
The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
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I, who had grown stern with long brooding upon my vengeance-couldI not aid in bringing joy to others!
Vendetta: A Story of One Forgotten
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Her face had grown stern, and I was very much aware of the sound of falling raindrops all around us.
The fifth servant
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The lines about his mouth where the smiles used to gather had changed and grown stern with the hopelessness of years.
The Sport of the Gods
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They are grown stern, and where once they suffered men to displace them, they now forbid men to come, or coming, to depart.
The Complete Works of H. P. Lovecraft
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The friar's face had grown stern, but he did not resume the conversation until the elder Giustinian had strolled away with his host.
A Golden Book of Venice
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Before he could be heard in his own behalf the cruel eye of his uncle had grown stern, and Bull was condemned as a culprit.
Bull Hunter
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