Tonight he did not look so stern, and there was a softness in his fine, dark eyes.

All three political heads were looking very stern indeed as they stood on the stairs in front of us.

He looked very stern as I walked into his office.

She turned to Mikhail, and found him looking very stern.

The man on the television screen looked stern and almost menacing.

Everyone felt the same, though Andy looked rather stern and thoughtful.

In the photograph he looked stern and military, not unhappy the way Billy had always known him.

She tried to look stern but then broke into a smile.

She tried to look stern but could not help smiling.

Jim settled back and tried not to look too stern.