He sat up, seemed to reflect for a moment, and lay down once more, his lips set in a thin, stern line.
As Brody reached for the stern line, he heard a car engine.
Some adult education programs take a stern line with salespeople who teach classes.
He'd have to take a stern line with her in their next supervision session.
Renee cast off the bow and stern lines while the men looked on.
An older woman approached him, her face formed into stern lines.
He took her hand and the friendliness she wanted from him was back, though determination pulled his face in stern lines.
But almost instantly his face slipped back into its usual stern lines.
He could feel the shock of the stern line going taut.
Her brows drew together in a stern line as she read it silently.