He stoically accepted all suffering. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a stoical sufferer. From Dictionary.com.
"Sarve 'm right," Mrs Brome always stoically said. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
When evening came she went stoically in to dinner. From Wordnik.com. [Their Mariposa Legend; a romance of Santa Catalina] Reference
"I didn't borry them," replied Amarilly stoically. From Wordnik.com. [Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley] Reference
"Because you would get wet," I answered stoically. From Wordnik.com. [Montlivet] Reference
"I don't believe it," asserted Jennifer stoically. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Justice] Reference
Her lawyers say Rishawi accepted the verdict stoically. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 21, 2006] Reference
Antony had accepted the fact stoically, and even cheerfully. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
But she remembered the orange, and endured it all stoically. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 08, June 1858] Reference
In the heat, Foster stands stoically in her bonnet and bolero. From Wordnik.com. [Making A Modern Day 'King And I'] Reference
"There is no help for thee now," the murket continued stoically. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
Of course, blame-taking didn't quite work so stoically in practice. From Wordnik.com. [Hold the Phone] Reference
Dinner was announced, and our host, giving his arm very stoically to. From Wordnik.com. [A Love Story] Reference
In the tropical heat, Foster stands stoically in her bonnet and bolero. From Wordnik.com. [The Royal Treatment] Reference
Through all of this, she has fought her battle stoically and courageously. From Wordnik.com. [My New Hero? She's A Courageous 4-Year-Old] Reference
Maizie merely shrugged at this announcement and went stoically upon her way. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Allen: Right Guard] Reference
And an older woman sits on a hammock stoically as she waits for her new leg. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 30, 2008] Reference
Granger himself stoically accepted defeat and zealously supported the ticket. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
TODD: Why did Silda Wall Spitzer remain stoically next to him through it all?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2008] Reference
Few wives could sit by stoically while their husband's decency is questioned. From Wordnik.com. [Is It Over Yet?] Reference
How stoically he had endured it all, though it must have borne on him most heavily!. From Wordnik.com. [The Coast of Chance] Reference
"Williams," Mrs. Henson said, quite stoically, "my visitor will have some champagne.". From Wordnik.com. [The Crimson Blind] Reference
Holyfield's reaction was to stoically accept his bronze medal and go home to Atlanta. From Wordnik.com. [Puncher Vs. Preacher] Reference
"Well," he said stoically, "life has many pains and hardships and we must bear them as best we can.". From Wordnik.com. [Stories from the Old Attic] Reference
Mutius Scaevola, to kill Porsenna, and, if he should miss him, to suffer as stoically as the Roman youth. From Wordnik.com. [Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia] Reference
The courtiers, who had stoically witnessed Meneptah's frantic grief, turned now and hid their blinded eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt] Reference
His lips were shut tightly together, and he seemed like one who awaits stoically a verdict that is inevitable. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Woman] Reference
"For the present, yes," assented Jean stoically, as he brought fresh sheets of paper from his desk for Droozle. From Wordnik.com. [Droozle] Reference
But the baby was stoically calm, and moved not a muscle of his little round face in response to their greetings. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route] Reference
CHRIS HUNTINGTON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: When Martha Stewart entered court, she looks stoically braced for the worst. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2004] Reference
He stoically bears misfortune of all kinds with the greatest indifference, and without the least apparent emotion. From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
Nor would she entertain the idea of deserting the poor old body, though Mrs. McAravey stoically offered to give her up. From Wordnik.com. [A Child of the Glens or, Elsie's Fortune] Reference
The "Lanks.," however, were not to be deterred; they stuck stoically to their work until their object was accomplished. From Wordnik.com. [The Siege of Kimberley] Reference
CHRIS HUNTINGTON, CNN FINANCIAL CORRESPONDENT: When Martha Stewart entered court, she looks stoically braced for the worst. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 18, 2004] Reference
In World War II soldiers and citizens went through terrible privations stoically, in order to "make the world safe for democracy.". From Wordnik.com. [Recipe For Resilience In Tough Times] Reference
Jasper was at work stoically chopping away, both for the sake of clearing up the mess and providing some excellent wood for the campfire. From Wordnik.com. [The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas] Reference
BLITZER: You see the current and former members of the Congress walking past looking at Mrs. Ford who is standing stoically there herself. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2006] Reference
Up to sunrise the unfortunates rested stoically silent, their knees in their mouths, and receiving the visitation like a group of statuary. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873] Reference
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