stoic courage. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A stoic achieves happiness by submission to destiny. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Mrs. Tully, her face set in stoic resignation, was silent. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Lady of the Big House, by Jack London] Reference
With that summing up of the matter, he seemed to gain stoic energy. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land] Reference
One of the Yiddish pupils replied, "A stoic is the boid that brings the babies.". From Wordnik.com. [Jazz; Whence? Why? Whither?] Reference
I mean, the word "stoic" -- we kept hearing that, and it was true to form pretty much the whole time. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 13, 2004] Reference
And a stoic is a person who combines the qualities of wisdom, upright dealing, and courage. From Wordnik.com. [Final thoughts on randomness] Reference
For a program known as a stoic blueblood, it's remarkable how many tear ducts were tortured. From Wordnik.com. Reference
FDR called our stoic grandparents to the fireside to tell them there was nothing to fear but fear itself. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Or he was standing in stoic resolve. From Wordnik.com. [The world’s worst video game box art, Part Two] Reference
I heard him once say how 'stoic' he'd had to be - but pronounced it as one syllable sounding like 'oik'. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown & Rab C Nesbitt] Reference
And she sort of has the same quality, kind of stoic and very reserved emotionally and kind of a tough kid. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 27, 2002] Reference
A "stoic" Wilson was arrested at the scene, said police. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
A "stoic" Wilson was arrested at the scene, police said. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
He said the man has been "stoic" during his time at the jail. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Then he is too"stoic" and shows no concern for the Gulf spill. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
Like I said: "stoic" seems to be dead in vast ares of our homeland. From Wordnik.com. [NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias] Reference
They said he had remained "stoic" despite being in quite a lot of pain. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Fire crew said the man was "stoic" despite being in quite a lot of pain. From Wordnik.com. [New Zealand Herald - Top Stories]
'They said he had remained "stoic" despite being in quite a lot of pain. From Wordnik.com. [TEAMtalk Football News] Reference
A "stoic" Wilson, from Abbotsford, B.C., was arrested at the scene, said police. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
The fire service told The Star the man was "stoic" despite being in quite a lot of pain. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
A "stoic" Wilson - who has both U.S. and Canadian citizenship - was arrested at the scene. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
Adjectives like "stoic" can lead to a lot of interpretation, and isn't a demonstrable fact. From Wordnik.com. [WoW.com] Reference
In contrast, the "stoic" group had a high physical risk of falling but did not think they did. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News - Home] Reference
The McCain camp and state GOP sources that I talk to are far from "stoic" as a CNN report just claimed. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
But as it is I have borne it 'like a woman', which, I believe, to be two or three degrees at least beyond a 'stoic'. From Wordnik.com. [Biographia Epistolaris, Volume 1.] Reference
A modern "stoic" is a person who puts up with pain or suffering without complaining, without expressing any sign of emotion. From Wordnik.com. [The New Republic - All Feed] Reference
Yankee Stadium is the kind of stoic, self-conscious monument to history that befits the most successful franchise in American sports. From Wordnik.com. [Sue's Place] Reference
In dealing with emotion, are the Amish particularly stoic?. From Wordnik.com. [‘Terrifyingly Unique’] Reference
She vacillates from a stoic silence to uncontrollable weeping. From Wordnik.com. [LIVING WITH FEAR] Reference
His wit can be charming or searing; his temper stoic or volcanic. From Wordnik.com. [The Editor’s Desk] Reference
Wolfe's instrument for Croker's conversion is the stoic Epictetus. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Wolfe's Rooftop Yawp] Reference
"But I need not prepare my son to lead a stoic life in a tent on the Ganges.". From Wordnik.com. [Such, Such Were the Joys] Reference
Evangelical Christians, the Martins are stoic as they describe the nights of pain and fear. From Wordnik.com. [From The Rough] Reference
At first, Hawkins kept quiet about what happened in the best stoic tradition of the school. From Wordnik.com. [NOT-SO-HALLOWED HALLS] Reference
"All the Japanese female athletes in the past have been mannish and stoic and no-fun types.". From Wordnik.com. [Wild In The Snow] Reference
It took me a while to work through all that connective tissue, but I remained Spartan and stoic. From Wordnik.com. [Though the Heart be Still as Loving] Reference
The First Couple looked stoic at Foster's funeral in the sweltering heat, but dumbstruck as well. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery Of The White House Suicide] Reference
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