impassively
Example Sentences
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Beijing’s response has been to look on impassively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
At an initial hearing in December, El Hishri sat impassively as he confirmed his name and date of birth before the judging panel of three women.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
He sat impassively, listening along with the jury to his own voice reciting the audio version of his memoir, “Beautiful Things,” including the observation, “We’ve all been inside rooms we can’t afford to die in.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
At the Suchiate River, Mexican immigration agents and National Guard troops watch impassively in the morning swelter as steady streams of migrants alight from the river boats.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023
He sat on sari flowers and from that unassailable position of strength surveyed the scene impassively.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
