Words similar to stern

Example sentences for: stern

How can you use “stern” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Quindlen is neither saucy nor one step ahead of the conventional wisdom, but her virtues are ones that Culturebox suspects it's unhealthy to do without: She's substantive and stern; she's loyal to husband and kids; she makes peace, not war; she favors old-fashioned horse sense over brilliance.
The other was made to an errant undergraduate whom he rusticated with the stern rebuke, “You have hissed my mystery lessons, you have tasted three worms, you must leave by the town drain.”
In the movie, Stern's rise to the top is impeded by villainous, scotch-swilling network executives.
The national security advisor ordered that the U.S.message"be stern and foreboding."
In the film, Imus won't deign to speak to Stern, much less appear in an ad with him.