Sternly

Glancing at Juan, she saw the troubled darkness of his eyes as he gazed at the hollow, his expression sternly sober. ❋ Janet Dailey (1986)

"Also," said Tish, cutting in sternly, "you took away my revolver, and left us helpless last night, and in peril of wild beasts." ❋ Unknown (1916)

He did not appear to fairly understand it until he was shown the chest with the ventilated lid; then his countenance cleared, and, taking the unhappy Billy by the collar, he called sternly for a piece of rope. ❋ Unknown (1903)

Then she called sternly to her straying imagination. ❋ Henry Mills Alden (1877)

I made a quick comment of reprimand (merely saying his name sternly), and his instant, reflexive reaction was to say ❋ Rate Your Students (2010)

Then the messenger of the Vikings stood on the bank, he called sternly, uttered words, boastfully speaking the seafarers’ message to the earl, as he stood on the shore. ❋ Robert Brentano (1964)

Face it, she told herself sternly, that is a closed chapter. ❋ Mariah Stewart (2010)

Orchard Street and nothing more, he reminded himself sternly, that is not so very bad. ❋ Rose Melikan (2008)

"And with the extinction of that breath, Kirkpatrick," cried Wallace, looking sternly from the head to him, "let your fell revenge perish also. ❋ Unknown (1875)

"I think Lilith" she emphasized the name sternly "is staying on Campus actually. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"You know the difference between Dutch and English quite well," answered the captain sternly. ❋ Henrietta Elizabeth (1917)

Mr. Butefish called sternly for, "One more couple this way!" ❋ Caroline Lockhart (1916)

Helm stood by the gun with a lighted taper and called sternly upon the invaders to halt. ❋ Frederic Austin Ogg (1914)

Or if it did occur to me I put the idea sternly from me, for ❋ Tony Sarg (1910)

He lit his pipe and fell to pacing the room with long strides, his eyes bent on the floor with an expression sternly reflective. ❋ Unknown (1902)

Soon he had as many sticks as he could carry, and he was starting for home when a voice called sternly, "Put those sticks down." ❋ Florence Holbrook (1896)

Unable to leave his post, Pike could only call sternly to her from time to time to cry shame upon her for frightening Nellie so, and to remind her that they had shot five Indians without getting a scratch themselves. ❋ Charles King (1888)