'stern' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'stern' with 3 example sentences.
- stern adjective
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: of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
: severe and unremitting in making demands
: severely simple
- stern noun
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: the rear part of a ship
: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Silvia had a stern father who never praised her.
Our teacher is at once stern and kindly.
He looks stern, but actually he's very kind.