Lucia followed, wondering at the expression in the nun's usually placid face.

Her usually placid face showed evidence of deep emotion and barely repressed excitement.

Its usually placid, polished expression was laid aside, for one of unqualified displeasure.

For once Dudley's usually placid face showed a flash of anger.

A subtle line of stress in his usually placid features?

Bystanders would have ascribed such a change in his usually placid features to jealousy.

Goodness knows what has happened to this usually placid house.

His exit disrupted the usually placid political scene in one of Africa's most stable countries.

Clymer broke into the conversation; there was a heavy frown on his usually placid countenance.

An expression of great anxiety overspread the hermit's usually placid countenance while Babu was speaking.

The blind woman's usually placid face had become stern.

Such outrage coming from the usually placid Bentley would've struck Jeth as funny under different circumstances.

She was pale, and occasionally I thought I saw signs of trouble on her usually placid brow.

This announcement brought St. Mark to his feet, and his usually placid features exhibited the wildest excitement.

Mrs. Morton's usually placid face became severe.

Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.