stern line

He'd have to take a stern line with her in their next supervision session.

He could feel the shock of the stern line going taut.

An older woman approached him, her face formed into stern lines.

The stern line of his mouth told me my humor was misplaced.

Renee cast off the bow and stern lines while the men looked on.

But almost instantly his face slipped back into its usual stern lines.

He sat up, seemed to reflect for a moment, and lay down once more, his lips set in a thin, stern line.

Her brows drew together in a stern line as she read it silently.

It is also possible to add head and stern lines to prevent any longitudinal motion.

Some adult education programs take a stern line with salespeople who teach classes.

Stern lines cut into his craggy face as if he seldom smiled.

He took her hand and the friendliness she wanted from him was back, though determination pulled his face in stern lines.

He dodged around a loading crane and stopped at the stern line.

A girl in her teens came from within the tower to fasten the stern line for him.

Taking the stern line, he hitched it around the trunk of a nearby tree.

I put on a stern line and spring line.

Joshua smiled, the stern lines of his face softening with pleasure.

There were some grey hairs now, a few stern lines on his face, a quiet dignity.

Rachel dropped the stern line and wearily rubbed her neck.

The grey eyes were serious and the mouth and chin set in a stern line.

Bone severed the stern line in about four strokes.

"I bring the boat up into the wind with both the bow line and the stern line in one hand," he said.

They advanced in a stern line, holding up their hands in admonition.

As Brody reached for the stern line, he heard a car engine.