expressionless
adjective
ex·pres·sion·less
ik-ˈspre-shən-ləs 
: lacking expression
an expressionless face
expressionlessly
adverb
expressionlessness
noun
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Examples of expressionless in a Sentence
veteran poker players invariably have expressionless faces, regardless of the hand they're holding
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Subjects were shown pictures of two expressionless male faces over and over.
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Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2012
Bale ran to the corner of the pitch, and, having been an expressionless bystander for much of the evening, shouted in ecstasy.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
The company poured $10 billion into its Reality Labs division last year, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was criticized last week after posting a selfie that showed an expressionless version of his avatar in front of the Eiffel Tower.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022
The man’s small, expressionless eyes were fixed on Yura.
—Vladimir Sorokin, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
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Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 11 Sep. 2012
Bale ran to the corner of the pitch, and, having been an expressionless bystander for much of the evening, shouted in ecstasy.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
The company poured $10 billion into its Reality Labs division last year, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was criticized last week after posting a selfie that showed an expressionless version of his avatar in front of the Eiffel Tower.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022
The man’s small, expressionless eyes were fixed on Yura.
—Vladimir Sorokin, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
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“Expressionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expressionless. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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