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How to use stolid in a sentence

10 example sentences · adjective

Stolid means having or revealing little emotion or sensibility. Example: “It leavens the”—she looked at him—“stolid stupidity of the ordinary Englishman.””

Examples of stolid by meaning

adjectiveHaving or revealing little emotion or sensibility.

  • It leavens the”—she looked at him—“stolid stupidity of the ordinary Englishman.”1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 125

More sentences with stolid

  • And stolid, True Blue, Protestant Rangers in their redbrick cotadel south of the Clyde.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 205. From the entry redbrick
  • Kang said on the usually stolid 7 p.m. national news program on CCTV, China’s state broadcaster.2019, Jane Perlez, “China Reacts to Trade Tariffs and Hong Kong Protests by Blaming U.S.”, in New York Times. From the entry shit-stirring
  • At first glance, the stolid engineers and impassive pilots of the Apollo program weren't colorful movie characters.1995 June 28, Jane Summer, “Tom Hanks, co-stars relive ‘NASA’s finest hour’”, in Dave Long, editor, Pharos-Tribune, volume 151, number…. From the entry steely-eyed missile man
  • From the day of its inception, the class established itself upon a basis, stolid and unequivocal.1926, Paul G. B. Norris, “[Seniors] Senior Class History”, in The 1926 Synapsis, volume II, Philadelphia, Pa.: The Junior Class of the…. From the entry contemptuosity
  • I don’t recall people eating much in pubs beyond bangers on sticks, stolid pork pie, Ryvita spears smeared with Marmite.2009 October 31, Gina Mallet, “Recalling classics”, in National Post, Don Mills, Ontario, page TO 4. From the entry balloon juice
  • The latest stop stolid in line.1927 July, Murray Godwin, “From Work On Sidetrack”, in Eugene Jolas, Elliot Paul, editors, transition, number 4, page 172. From the entry leisurelier
  • The youngly born brother made no explanation of his sense of offense other than to go over and give Artie a stolid and resounding blow.1911, Sarah Pratt McLean Greene, The Long Green Road. From the entry youngly
  • He paled a little, and sucked his lip, his eyes wandering to the girl, who stood in stolid inapprehension of what was being said.1909, Raphael Sabatini, St Martin's Summer, published 2008, →ISBN, page 29. From the entry inapprehension
  • In his earliest appearances he favors an upper-class drawl and inane Bertie Woosterisms masking bursts of insight that solve frustrating cases his stolid friend Inspector Charles Parker cannot fathom.2006, Mitzi Brunsdale, Gumshoes: A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives, page 12. From the entry Woosterism

Meaning of stolid

  1. adjective Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
  2. adjective Dully or heavily stupid.

Full definition of stolid

Questions about stolid in a sentence

How do you use stolid in a sentence?
Stolid is used as an adjective. For example: “It leavens the”—she looked at him—“stolid stupidity of the ordinary Englishman.””
What is a short sentence with stolid?
“The latest stop stolid in line.”
What does stolid mean?
Stolid means having or revealing little emotion or sensibility.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stolid (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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