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Meanings of woeful countenance in English

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Usage of woeful countenance in English
1
Here, at the sight of the guys, the sergeant's woeful countenance brightened somewhat.
The Uttermost Farthing: A Savant's Vendetta
2
He tried to conceal his woeful countenance, shifting his position in the cramped space.
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
3
Ere they were well gone a man appeared craving audience, a fat man who wore a woeful countenance, for tears ran down his bloated cheeks.
The Ghost Kings
4
They were running here and there, crying and moaning, with sad, woeful countenances.
The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc
5
With woeful countenances they looked at each other.
Mansfield Park
6
I shall call you the Knight of the Woeful Countenance if you approach me with such a visage.
Endymion
7
'Tis going, I own, like the Knight of the Woeful Countenance in quest of melancholy adventures.
A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy
8
"Why, what's wrong with you, Benjy?" asked his father, as he looked at his woeful countenance.
The Giant of the North: Pokings Round the Pole
9
"I should say we had slept a waak be the token of the hunger I feels," said Tim, with a most woeful countenance.
Adrift in the Wilds; Or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys
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