impassive
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There were gasps and tears but no outbursts of emotion; the atmosphere remained sombre; Megrahi was impassive; no-one banged on the glass.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025
Mr. Xi was impassive, but his wife, Peng Liyuan, smiled broadly and applauded.
From New York Times • May 7, 2024
Menzies, who plays him minus the historical Stanton’s impressive whiskers, the better to appear a 21st-century screen hero, catches his well-documented resolve, seriousness, impatience and impassive imperiousness.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024
De Zoysa, of Banstead, Surrey, remained impassive as the whole-life order was handed down.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2023
The first driver was a tall white man with a straw hat, gray-whiskered and as impassive as a wall of rock.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing impassive
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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