poker-faced
Example Sentences
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Even through the more dramatic moments of the day, they remained poker-faced.
From Slate • May 29, 2024
Even as he struggles to hide the dough from his music-teacher girlfriend, Román comes under suspicion at work of being Morán’s accomplice, in scenes that briefly transform the movie into a poker-faced office comedy.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2023
Real oozed class and control while Liverpool subsided, Ancelotti poker-faced and cool in his technical area as Anfield was reduced to silence.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2023
They remained poker-faced, urging Washington to discuss the issue through “quiet diplomacy without releases of speculative information.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2022
He was a poker-faced judge who did not suffer fools gladly.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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