He could not help gazing at her severe yet beautiful face longer than he actually intended.

She was a tall, dark-haired girl of about his own age, with brown eyes in a tight-lipped, severe but almost beautiful face.

She was in her forties, with grey hair and a severe, schoolteacher face.

Wendy stared into the severe face before her and sighed.

But then the severe face creased in a sudden smile.

It was a rather severe face, but distinctive and young.

She turned a suddenly severe face on the doctor.

It would have done her good to witness the consternation on his severe face.

He looked into the severe face again, noting details.

Behind this severe public face of the prison, all attempts at attractive architecture ceased.