impassivity
Example Sentences
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And while the agonizing stillness of Brünnhilde and especially Wotan in their long final scene is effective in theory, Rose and Jones do not quite sell his endless impassivity, and the tension sometimes slackens.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2021
If Chauvin maintains the same impassivity he demonstrated throughout the trial, Judge Cahill might decide to add a few years to whatever sentence he has carefully calculated in advance.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2021
This was a performance, of course: Sanders’ impassivity was selective, and she was adept at acting like it was the media’s reaction that was strange.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2019
In “Atomic Blonde,” the actress has become an avatar of icy, murderous impassivity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2017
At the mention of Coram van Texel, Hannah glanced at Lord Nugent, who returned her look with bland impassivity.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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