How to Use stern in a Sentence

stern

1 of 2 adjective

• He gave me a stern look.
• Dave Flint and the Huskies face a stern test in Ohio State.
  — Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
• The chili crunchy stuff with the stern lady on the bottle was the clear winner.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
• While the answer has been a stern no since the 14th May, that's all changing now.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 21 Aug. 2023
• Quite often, this is in the corner of the stern, and for good reason.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 8 Nov. 2023
• The stern glare that made their puppy have accidents in the house.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
• While the answer has been a stern no since May 14, that's all changing now.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 20 Aug. 2023
• Adjacent to that is the new Dusk Bar with 27-degree views from the ship’s stern.
  — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2023
• The rear of the boat, where the Dixie II has its paddle wheel, is the stern, and that’s why she may be called a stern-wheeler.
  — Reed Parsell, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
• The owner, coffee in hand, watches from the stern railing.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• In addition, the stern sports a swim platform and a pop-up transom door.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2024
• The yacht will also sport an oversized stern garage that can house a Williams 395 tender.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2024
• While Allure is one of the largest ships in the world, traveling between decks and from bow to stern doesn't feel like a chore.
  — Megha McSwain, Chron, 17 Nov. 2022
• But Parker, looking stern as tears streamed down his cheeks, walked out of the courtroom with his aunt.
  — Emma Tucker, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
• This school was once a monastery, its chapel boarded up since being hit by a WW2 bomb that claimed the life of the stern headmistress’ (Suzanne Bertish) son.
  — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
• Then the shape becomes clearer: the curve of the oak ribs and planks of a ship’s side, iron bolts, the keel and what must have been the stern, the broken rudder, sheathed in copper.
  — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2023
• Urushibata, a stern young man with the pretty face and floppy hair of a J-pop idol, turned to Neil and spoke to him, in English.
  — Robert Moor, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
• He was met with a collective cold shoulder and a stern warning not to ship arms to Russia.
  — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2023
• Against her better judgment and Nia’s stern warnings, Aretha falls in love and promptly moves in with Aaron.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2023
• Phylicia Rashad's portrayal of the stern but loving working mom Clair Huxtable gave the show its heart.
  — Nancy Mattia, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
• The event’s hype woman had been stern about being quiet once the cameras started rolling.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
• The stern area is a clear standout, with a vast beach club, a sea terrace, fold-out platforms, and an expansive pool.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2024
• The shark can be seen lunging at the boat's stern, ramming into the outboard motors and thrashing about the water.
  — Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 29 July 2023
• The shark rams the boat several times, smashing its huge snout into the stern and damaging one of the twin outboards.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2023
• Still, Lightfoot didn’t seem to have much of a plan for dealing with the problem, outside of her stern disapproval.
  — Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
• The submersible started the tour at the bow of the ship, making its way to the stern, toward the propeller that had broken into two pieces when the ship sank in April 1912.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 June 2023
• Cox, in a pink polo and his classic stern facial expression, first swings at a golf ball.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
• Of the 21 works on view, every piece has its own spirit, ranging from stern to wildly off-kilter.
  — Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 8 Mar. 2023
• By New York standards, though, her cooking can seem almost stern.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• The punishments ranged from six players banned from baseball for life to stern warnings for others.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024

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stern

2 of 2 noun

• The bow is aground on the eastern bank and the stern is on the western.
  — USA Today, 26 Mar. 2021
• Tie the bow and stern to the front and rear bumper with 550 paracord.
  — Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
• The bow is aground on the canal's eastern bank and the stern is on the western bank.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2021
• The stern, or the back of the ship, was clearly free from the land early Monday.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2021
• The robotic camera also showed the lifeboat tied to the ship’s stern.
  — John Flesher, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2023
• The robotic camera also showed the lifeboat tied to the ship's stern.
  — John Flesher, Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2023
• Later, his colleagues found his shoes at the stern of the ship.
  — Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2020
• Rodemeyer did the honors with the net and hoisted the fish over the stern.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022
• The coxswain typically sits facing the stroke seat at the stern of the eight.
  — Olivia Reiner, USA TODAY, 23 July 2021
• Then, look at where to place the battery and how the boat will balance with the weight of a motor on the stern.
  — Field & Stream, 19 Mar. 2021
• The ship's stern was freed Sunday, and the bow was removed from the canal bank Monday.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2021
• At the stern lies a garage with a pop-up door that can be neatly closed when not in use.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2023
• From stem to stern, the shop is packed with action figures.
  — Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Oct. 2022
• From stem to stern, the new station was well worth waiting for.
  — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 12 Oct. 2021
• The ship's stern was freed first Sunday, and the bow was removed from the canal bank Monday.
  — USA Today, 29 Mar. 2021
• Parts of the stern, sitting on the lake bottom, are all that remain.
  — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2022
• The owner’s private deck has lounge seats that face the stern, with an on-deck jacuzzi.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2022
• The shipwreck is so well-preserved that even the name of the ship can still be clearly seen across the stern.
  — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 9 Mar. 2022
• Ellie crawls in a dark space, a stern-faced Lynskey appears out of a crowd.
  — Alexandra Del Rosariostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
• And on the lower levels, the master suite is in the bow with twin guest cabins at the stern.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2021
• Parents can lounge on deck with a glass of Pošip, a crisp white wine, while kids swim off the stern.
  — Jancee Dunn, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2022
• The mammal soon repeatedly rammed the stern of the boat.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
• Athletes row backward, facing the stern, or rear of the boat.
  — Kim O'Connell, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2022
• Steps away is the 18.7-foot-long resistance pool on the foredeck, along with a Jacuzzi at the stern.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
• As the steamer Ancon pulled away from the wharf, the man casting the lines failed to secure those tied to the stern.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Mar. 2022
• The Suez Canal Authority said that the stern, the back of the vessel, was now 300 feet from shore.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 29 Mar. 2021
• But a portion of the stern has broken off, meaning the hull is in at least two pieces.
  — al, 12 May 2022
• The lead boat approached the Lazora’s port stern and switched on lights.
  — New York Times, 28 Jan. 2021
• Counter-intuitively, the bow of the boat is at your back, the stern is in front of you, the port is to your right and the starboard to your left.
  — Ted Diadiun, cleveland, 19 Mar. 2022
• On the stern of the cutter, a man in his early 30s named Peterson sat watching the children.
  — Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024