Stay there, sir, And see the noble ruin'd man you speak of.
Bot quhatkyn dred that evir he had, 675 Fayr contenance to thaim he maid.
Quhen he wes blyth he wes lufly, And meyk and sweyt in cumpany: 390 Bot quha in battail mycht him se All other contenance had he.
As I may best, I wol my wo endure, Ne make no contenance of hevinesse, 1485 That folk of yow may demen harm or gesse.
The said Maister George spaced up and doune behynd the hie altar more then half ane houre: his verray contenance and visage declared the greaf and alteratioun of his mynd.
Behald my contenance and my colur, Bryghter than the sun in the meddis of the dey.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "contenance" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
