impassive
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The normally impassive Carsley finally let his emotions out after the final whistle, joining the celebrations with his players, beaming as he wrapped an equally elated Jones in a bearhug.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024
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
Packer remained impassive in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow as the verdicts were delivered by the jury.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024
José Arcadio Buendía, impassive, did not let himself be frightened by the desperation of his wife, who, in a seizure of rage, smashed the astrolabe against the floor.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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