stoically

Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv.with endurance;with detachment and simplicity

Phrases & Collocations

bear pain stoically

face challenges stoically

accept loss stoically

handle difficulties stoically

Example Sentences

She faced the difficult situation stoically.

He endured the pain stoically without complaining.

The soldier marched stoically through the rain.

She listened to the criticism stoically, without showing any emotion.

The old man faced his illness stoically, refusing to let it defeat him.

Despite the setbacks, she continued stoically with her work.

He stoically accepted the loss of his favorite possession.

The marathon runner ran stoically through the pain.

She faced the challenges of life stoically, always maintaining a positive attitude.

The teacher dealt with the disruptive student stoically, never losing her cool.

Real-world Examples

With the sash's protection, Gawain approached stoically — determined to honor his agreement.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

Its duopoly with Airbus means that, in the short run, airlines and suppliers have little choice but to bear the costs stoically.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

During the time that she was in business and she was trying to grow her empire you saw her dressed very stoically.

Source: Connection Magazine

Are they neutral, ashamed, stoically handsome?

Source: PBS Human Science

As recently as a week ago, in the Director's office, he had imagined himself courageously resisting, stoically accepting suffering without a word.

Source: Brave New World

And Bernald, in the confidence that his own work was open to this objection, had stoically locked it up.

Source: Humans and Ghosts (Part 1)

But there is a sense that it can be dealt with stoically–kind of like all the things that happen with old age.

Source: 99% unknown stories

Her hair shorn in preparation for execution, she sat stoically in her carriage on the ride to the guillotine platform where she would meet her fate.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Mohsen Hojaji was taken captive last month for a fight in Syria. An image of the young man standing stoically moments before his death moved many Iranians.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2017

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