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  • But Donovan sat dour-faced as Truman listened to a few war stories from Laussucq, pinned a Silver Star medal on his chest, posed for photos, then hustled the two men out before Donovan could get in a word about his agency.

    Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

  • Into this melee comes 25-year-old Lesley (Audrey Lynn Weston), a dour-faced young woman with an amazing gift for organization.

    Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Mrs. Warren's Profession, Alphabetical Order, The Most Ridiculous Thing You Ever Hoid Fern Siegel 2010

  • But Donovan sat dour-faced as Truman listened to a few war stories from Laussucq, pinned a Silver Star medal on his chest, posed for photos, then hustled the two men out before Donovan could get in a word about his agency.

    Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

  • Into this melee comes 25-year-old Lesley (Audrey Lynn Weston), a dour-faced young woman with an amazing gift for organization.

    Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Mrs. Warren's Profession, Alphabetical Order, The Most Ridiculous Thing You Ever Hoid Fern Siegel 2010

  • “Write your name here,” a dour-faced receptionist says without bothering to look up at me.

    Good-Bye To All That Margo Candela 2010

  • Four gargoyles jutted out over the entry arches: a football player, a dour-faced man in medieval garb, a tiger with a shield, and an ape in graduation robes and spectacles.

    Enchanted Ivy Sarah Beth Durst 2010

  • By contrast, Paulin-Ramirez sat dour-faced behind wire-framed glasses, her light brown hair braided down her back.

    Jamie Paulin-Ramirez And Colleen LaRose Due In Court Over Terrorism Charges 2010

  • But with the pretty beaded lamp in the living room and a painting of a perfect olive tree where the dour-faced grandfather had been, the living room was a place that Holly would want to spend time in, reading a novel or just staring into space.

    The Love Goddess’ Cooking School Melissa Senate 2010

  • C.D.J.: No, you'll like this: See, I'm gonna set up a hierarchical "Magisterium" of dour-faced men who worship an intolerant monotheistic god, and according to the evil Magisterium, I, Crystal Dragon Jesus, am supposed to be this god's son, right?

    The Schedule 2008

  • C.D.J.: No, you'll like this: See, I'm gonna set up a hierarchical "Magisterium" of dour-faced men who worship an intolerant monotheistic god, and according to the evil Magisterium, I, Crystal Dragon Jesus, am supposed to be this god's son, right?

    Archive 2008-10-01 2008

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