Synonym: austere, exacting, firm, hard, harsh, severe, strict, stringent. Antonym: bow, gentle. Similar words: eastern, western, consternation, eastern europe, pattern, external, Internet, paternal. Meaning: [stɜrn /stɜːn] 
n. 1. the rear part of a ship 2. United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920) 3. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. adj. 1. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect 2. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty 3. severe and unremitting in making demands 4. severely simple.
n. 1. the rear part of a ship 2. United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920) 3. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. adj. 1. of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect 2. not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty 3. severe and unremitting in making demands 4. severely simple. 
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1, To most men, experience is like the stern light of a ship which il-luminates only the track it has passed. 
2, Even one minute's lateness would earn a stern rebuke.
3, Stern also studies and observes the behaviour of babies.
4, Mercy should alloy our stern resentment.
5, The liner has been refitted from stem to stern.
6, Our team made a stern resolve to win.
7, Her voice was stern.
8, The stern was embellished with carvings in red and blue.
9, He was a stern critic but an extremely kindly man.
10, Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence.
11, She read me a stern lecture on ingratitude.
12, The headmaster ruled the school with a stern discipline.
13, Her father was stern and hard to please.
14, Stern put Travis in charge of the research team.
15, The judge was a stern, unapproachable man.
16, He cast a stern glance at the two men.
17, The teacher's stern look reduced him to silence.
18, The tug crossed our stern not fifty yards away.
19, They are very stern in their discipline.
20, We remember our mother's stern instructions not to boast.
21, Stern jabbed at me with his glasses.
22, The profession of medicine is a stern taskmaster.
23, We overhauled the car from stem to stern.
24, Her father was a stern unbending man.
25, Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety.
26, He received a stern rebuke from the manager.
27, Move your stern,[http://sentencedict.com/stern.html] I want to sit down.
28, A rare smile lit up his stern features.
29, She can seem stern, but deeply she's a very kind person.
30, The ship was in a blaze from stem to stern.
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