straight-faced

Example Sentences

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“Actually,” says a straight-faced J.D., “medicine is the best medicine.”

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

In “Photographic Memory,” Mr. Griffith takes a straight-faced, graphic-narrative approach to his forbear’s eventful life as a traveler and innovative photographer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Assembling a collective of friends and collaborators including Kate Berlant, Vanessa Bayer, Conner O’Malley and others, Early has crafted something both straight-faced and silly.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

If “Shadow of the Vampire” was a playful spin, Eggers’ “Nosferatu” is an utterly straight-faced and interminably dull retread of the 1922 original.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

He never actually tricked me, but he thought my straight-faced reactions were hilarious.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day