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Meanings of sternly in English

With sternness; in a severe manner.

Usage of sternly in English
1
Their religion did not allow them such considerations, he explained somewhat sternly.
Ghosts
2
It was sternly and speedily reorganized, and in the spring of 646.
The History of Rome, Book IV / The Revolution
3
Harry Potter said sternly, placing a hand firmly onto his son's shoulder.
James Potter and the Vault of Destinies
4
She asked me, sternly, if there was anything I needed, not wanted.
World war z: an oral history of the zombie war
5
She spoke sternly, demanding Cassian's attention as she read from the screen.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
6
The colonel in command was inclined to be suspicious and sternly unsympathetic.
Memories / A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During ...
7
All temporal affairs were sternly set aside; earth came to a standstill.
The Queen of Sheba, and My Cousin the Colonel
8
How can you hear the rhythm of a sentence? he asks sternly.
The Guardian
9
I pretended a certain amount of surprise, then looked sternly at Larry.
The Good, The Bad, and The Uncanny
10
So she sternly told herself that gray day in the windy park.
Anne of the Island
11
The Captain dismissed the quartermaster, and addressed himself sternly to the culprit.
Where the Blue Begins
12
The colonel of the gendarmes went up to him, and said sternly:
The Created Legend
13
The students were enthusiastic, but the authorities of the university sternly unsympathetic.
Hero Tales of the Far North
14
David stood by the fire in the dining-room, his lips sternly set.
The History of David Grieve
15
The proud Cocceji was wounded; she frowned sternly, but suppressed her anger.
Berlin and Sans-Souci; Or, Frederick the Great and His Friends
16
The sheriff looked at the prisoner so sternly that the man wilted.
Forty-one Thieves: A Tale of California
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Sternly across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common