Sentences with countenance
coun·te·nance
C c - He met each inquiry with an impassive countenance.
- A pleasant countenance
- Dressed in all black, he might have cut a menacing figure if not for his breezy countenance, for he is known as one of the tour's nice guys.
- The countenance of their new nanny, however, is just as monstrous as the kids' behaviour.
- Jake would not countenance Janis's marrying while still a student. [VERB noun]
- A sad countenance.
- We love America but we cannot countenance this Administration.
- But 25 years on, his beaming countenance is a symbol of renewal and regeneration, even resurrection.
- You should not have countenanced his rudeness.
- He was somewhat out of countenance at the prospect of an apology.
- The cruel punishment was countenanced by the government, although it was not officially legal.