straight face
noun
: a face giving no evidence of emotion and especially of merriment
lied with a straight face
Examples of straight face in a Sentence
She lied with a straight face.
The students quickly put on straight faces as the teacher walked into the room.
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Last February, the Republican from Blanchard introduced a bill (ostensibly with a straight face) about cannibalism.
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
In particular, the complacency bred by the lack of daily, visible reminders of the consequences of these diseases has led us to a place and time when a man such as Siri can argue, with a straight face, to revoke the polio vaccine.
—Dr. Hannah Wunsch, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
At first, these questions seemed almost like a stunt; the closest corollary that came to mind was Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G, asking ridiculous questions with a straight face and making comedy out of the interviewee’s struggle to answer.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
The following slide featured the newborn’s parents cradling her in the hospital before a closeup shot captured Harper donning a straight face while wrapped up in a blanket.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
In particular, the complacency bred by the lack of daily, visible reminders of the consequences of these diseases has led us to a place and time when a man such as Siri can argue, with a straight face, to revoke the polio vaccine.
—Dr. Hannah Wunsch, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
At first, these questions seemed almost like a stunt; the closest corollary that came to mind was Sacha Baron Cohen’s Ali G, asking ridiculous questions with a straight face and making comedy out of the interviewee’s struggle to answer.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
The following slide featured the newborn’s parents cradling her in the hospital before a closeup shot captured Harper donning a straight face while wrapped up in a blanket.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Straight face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straight%20face. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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