poker face

Example Sentences

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"What a rollercoaster. I was awful at lying, I had no poker face and here I am a winner," Carr said.

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Steve Clarke's poker face remained intact, his demeanour telling you nothing about how dreadful a night this was for himself and his team.

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An earlier rolling encounter with reporters took No 10 by surprise: the prime minister's wife, standing next to the president, perfecting her poker face as the questions – and answers – flowed and flowed.

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But when the official was shown to be correct, their poker faces had to fight the urge to look even mildly smug.

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They will then attempt to put on a poker face and head out into the results room to take their seats on the front row, the rest of us still clueless about the result.

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