How do you use Stoic in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like stoical or unemotional, plus the exact meaning.
Stoic in a sentence
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Stoic meaning
- Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
- A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
Synonyms of Stoic
Using Stoic
- The main meaning on this page is: Proponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering. | A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
- Useful related words include: stoical, unemotional, philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory.
- In the example corpus, stoic often appears in combinations such as: the stoic, and stoic, stoic and.
Context around Stoic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stoic
- In this selection, "stoic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, deliver, mostly, famously, expression, strength and air stand out and add context to how "stoic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and stoic philosophy has and being mostly stoic and unemotional. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stoic" sits close to words such as alkaline, antifa and ascribed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stoic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A journalist says he maintains ‘a stoic air’. (8 words)
Toto Wolff looks rather stoic in the garage. (8 words)
Their stoic presence is usually why readers view them as badasses. (11 words)
The Biden administration and President Biden’s weak positions and stoic responses to not only our allies but also our adversaries’ holds a striking resemblance to the Carter administration and his foreign policy of appeasement. (35 words)
Garland spent two decades as a judge, and that experience seemed to come through in his folded hands and stoic expression when he made his public comments on Wednesday about the charges against Trump. (34 words)
However, he argued that his lack of playing time – in addition to his famously stoic demeanor – makes it hard for the NBA to market him as one of the top players in the league. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Across his must-see roles, he's known to deliver stoic strength, occasional comedy, and an incomparable hands-on skill set when it comes to martial arts-based fight choreography.
A journalist says he maintains ‘a stoic air’.
And Stoic philosophy has a much more direct influence on Western Christian philosophy than Buddhism.
Another trainer, whose stoic expression and hairstyle reminiscent of metal screws could be tied to the Psychic/Steel-type Metagross, the pseudo-Legendary making its return for the DLC.
Aster Calyx (Headey) is a government agent while Halan Kai Nelson (James) is a stoic ex-military man.
Both Mash and Saitama share a peculiar trait of being mostly stoic and unemotional, not caring much about grave threats and dangers.
Garland spent two decades as a judge, and that experience seemed to come through in his folded hands and stoic expression when he made his public comments on Wednesday about the charges against Trump.
Gimli's stern and stoic attitude occasionally broke to reveal a bit of comedy, sometimes intentionally, but sometimes not.
Helmi Dagmar Juvonen, an active player in the Northwest School throughout the 20th century, delivered a dose of unexpected humor and sincerity to the art movement's stoic, often sexist approach.
His stoic yet stubborn demeanor has defined the current generation of Duttons as he lords over his feuding children and devoted farmhands.
However, despite herself, she begins building a mentorship relationship with’s biggest contradiction Sophie, a brotherly relationship with stoic Eliot, a fatherly relationship with Nate, and a romantic relationship with Hardison.
However, he argued that his lack of playing time – in addition to his famously stoic demeanor – makes it hard for the NBA to market him as one of the top players in the league.
In a culture where being reserved and stoic is often revered, many Chinese feel dancing is an appropriate creative outlet.
She leaves her family with a tremendous sense of loss for a mother who was always there to listen, offer stoic advice, and heap on praise when warranted (and probably when not warranted too).
The anime "fixed" this by reducing Nemu to a stoic comic relief and source of borderline-incestuous fanservice.
The Biden administration and President Biden’s weak positions and stoic responses to not only our allies but also our adversaries’ holds a striking resemblance to the Carter administration and his foreign policy of appeasement.
Their stoic presence is usually why readers view them as badasses.
The protagonist is overly stoic, but it is in his moments of weakness where this traditional archetype is subverted.
The stoic resilience you hear in this music for me is a direct reflection of current events in Ukraine.
Toto Wolff looks rather stoic in the garage.
Common combinations with stoic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the stoic 17×
- and stoic 10×
- stoic and 8×
- stoic as 7×
- of stoic 7×
- stoic philosophy 5×
- stoic in 5×
- his stoic 4×
- stoic but 4×
- most stoic 4×