There was no doubt, however, that he knew what to expect from the stern man before him.

"The stern young man who stood with him at our wedding."

Near the end of the work, stern men in uniforms enter.

But the stern man was not about to be dominated by a threat.

The justice of the peace was a stern man.

Jerome detached himself from a small circle of people and walked over to the stern man to see what the matter was.

A stern man in uniform was standing by the wall switch.

She had been too long surrounded by stern men.

The stern man was some kind of teacher, he knew that much, someone to trust.

He is a very stern man and quite strict about some things.