blank stare
noun
: a look that shows one does not understand what someone has said or does not know the answer to a question
My question only drew/got a blank stare.
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Some people compare glassy eyes to having a blank stare on your face.
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Cristina Mutchler, Health, 1 Apr. 2025
Wide receivers coach Marques Hagans sat at a locker stall with a blank stare.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The camera ultimately lingers on Cooper, a seemingly oblivious but loveable dog, who sits against the couch with his front paws up and a blank stare fixed on the camera.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Williams, who was sacked seven times, took 11 quarterback hits and had two passes intercepted, responded with a blank stare.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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Cristina Mutchler, Health, 1 Apr. 2025
Wide receivers coach Marques Hagans sat at a locker stall with a blank stare.
—Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The camera ultimately lingers on Cooper, a seemingly oblivious but loveable dog, who sits against the couch with his front paws up and a blank stare fixed on the camera.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Williams, who was sacked seven times, took 11 quarterback hits and had two passes intercepted, responded with a blank stare.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for blank stare
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“Blank stare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20stare. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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