stiff upper lip
Example Sentences
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Blake, biting his stiff upper lip, sets out to do the impossible.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
But if you want to climb the greasy pole, it could be best to keep a stiff upper lip, at least in some organisations, says executive coach Shereen Hoban.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025
“So many people do have this view that Harry should have had a stiff upper lip, that he should have grit his teeth and borne it,” Smith told me.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2023
Steady as her ubiquitous profile on stamps and coins, the queen embodied the British stiff upper lip.
From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2022
The British magazine Chess relaxed its stiff upper lip, calling Bobby’s effort a game of “great depth and brilliancy.”
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
