long face

noun

: a facial expression of sadness or melancholy

Examples of long face in a Sentence

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Luis carried the disposition of a player living and feeling every second of the worst game of his life with a long face and sad eyes at all times. Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025 Every few months the guy would come from the rental car place to Hope Road, and the car would be there, and the guy would have a long face and go talk to Bob, just the two of them off on the side. Corey Seymour, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025 Grace’s long face was lined from a life spent in the wind and sun. Cassidy Randall, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025 There are tired legs and long faces in the Merstham dressing room. Stuart James, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for long face

Word History

First Known Use

1747, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of long face was in 1747

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“Long face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20face. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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