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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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.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
For that matter, the series faces pretty much everything with an even keel and a straight face.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2024
Hopkins then captured a ginger cat stretching on a bed and reaching their paw to the camera before a white cat was snapped donning a straight face.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024
Jeremy flashed a big, fake smile that immediately switched back to a straight face.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
For that matter, the series faces pretty much everything with an even keel and a straight face.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2024
Hopkins then captured a ginger cat stretching on a bed and reaching their paw to the camera before a white cat was snapped donning a straight face.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2024
Jeremy flashed a big, fake smile that immediately switched back to a straight face.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for straight face
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“Straight face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straight%20face. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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