How to use "stern" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "stern" in popular movie and book plots

  • As the last boiler explodes, the Titanics bow plunges, pivoting her stern high into the air while the ship rapidly slides into the icy water.  - Titanic (1953 film)
  • She now lives under the constant attention of a stern secretary/nurse (Elizabeth Wilson), who takes control of the self-destructive actress.  - The Goddess (1958 film)
  • Father Byrnes – A stern Catholic priest with hypocritical and unfair policies.  - Bless Me, Ultima
  • With Niun as his teacher, Duncan learns the stern rules of the Mri warrior caste, the Kel.  - The Faded Sun Trilogy
  • This causes the battery compartment in the stern to burn slowly.  - A Fall of Moondust
  • Trog initially behaves aggressively at the sight of the dr in his cave, but after a stern reprimand and a plea, Trog surrenders the girl.  - Trog
  • Ted is paid $500 to keep an eye on them by their stern father, who orders them not to misbehave.  - Four Rooms
  • The two then engage in supportive banter with one another, and against the stern Chief Recorder, who protests against the breach of law.  - A Matter of Life and Death (film)
  • The ship's stern sinks instantly and Luke, Ranguvar, Daskar, and much of the vermin crew upon it were drowned.  - The Legend of Luke
  • His deputies are the Greek ex-slave Timonides, a closet Christian, and the stern and honest general Gaius Livius.  - The Fall of the Roman Empire (film)
  • Upset by the contrast of Savage's stern leadership with Davenport's easygoing ways, all of the 918th Squadron pilots apply for transfers.  - Twelve O'Clock High
  • He even kidnaps Hildy's stern mother-in-law-to-be (Alma Kruger).  - His Girl Friday
  • Rigid and stern at first, she slowly becomes seduced by the West and the Count, who falls in love with her.  - Ninotchka
  • His grandfather seems stern and angry, but has been longing for Marius's return.  - Les Misérables
  • The lifeboats have departed and passengers are falling to their deaths as the stern rises out of the water.  - Titanic (1997 film)
  • U-571 surfaces heavily damaged and begins to flood, unable to fire its last torpedo from its stern tubes.  - U-571 (film)

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