long face
noun
: a facial expression of sadness or melancholy
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Morganucodon had a small gerbil-like body and a long face similar to those of shrews or civets. 
Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Kylie wore her hair in an updo with a side part and left one long face-framing tendril. Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 16 May 2022 The film’s Oscar-winning makeup puts puffy cheeks on Chastain’s long face, which gives her the look of a mascaraed basset hound, weirdly accentuated by ’80s fashions — exercise togs, glittery headbands, big-shouldered Dynasty dresses, and fur coats. Armond White, National Review, 1 Apr. 2022 Prince Charles came face to long face with Prince George on a day out in West Wales on Thursday — though this George wasn't the third in line to the throne, but instead a handsome shire horse who shares a name with Charles's 7-year-old grandson. Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2021 The picture of the long face framed by dark hair, the little kid who had a chip on his shoulder, evaporated. Steve Straessle, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2021 Tall and aristocratic, Bergh dressed impeccably, often sporting a top hat and silver cane, his long face framed by a drooping mustache. Ernest Freeberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2020 Tall and aristocratic, Bergh dressed impeccably, often sporting a top hat and silver cane, his long face framed by a drooping mustache. Ernest Freeberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2020 Tall and aristocratic, Bergh dressed impeccably, often sporting a top hat and silver cane, his long face framed by a drooping mustache. Ernest Freeberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2020 See More
Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Kylie wore her hair in an updo with a side part and left one long face-framing tendril. Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 16 May 2022 The film’s Oscar-winning makeup puts puffy cheeks on Chastain’s long face, which gives her the look of a mascaraed basset hound, weirdly accentuated by ’80s fashions — exercise togs, glittery headbands, big-shouldered Dynasty dresses, and fur coats. Armond White, National Review, 1 Apr. 2022 Prince Charles came face to long face with Prince George on a day out in West Wales on Thursday — though this George wasn't the third in line to the throne, but instead a handsome shire horse who shares a name with Charles's 7-year-old grandson. Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2021 The picture of the long face framed by dark hair, the little kid who had a chip on his shoulder, evaporated. Steve Straessle, Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2021 Tall and aristocratic, Bergh dressed impeccably, often sporting a top hat and silver cane, his long face framed by a drooping mustache. Ernest Freeberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2020 Tall and aristocratic, Bergh dressed impeccably, often sporting a top hat and silver cane, his long face framed by a drooping mustache. Ernest Freeberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2020 Tall and aristocratic, Bergh dressed impeccably, often sporting a top hat and silver cane, his long face framed by a drooping mustache. Ernest Freeberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1747, in the meaning defined above
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