poker face

Example Sentences

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Cahillane, a 6-foot-tall marathoner who sports a shock of white hair and a practiced poker face, was a seasoned food executive, fresh off the successful breakup of another food company: Kellogg.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

An earlier rolling encounter with reporters took No 10 by surprise: the prime minister's wife, standing next to the president, perfecting her poker face as the questions – and answers – flowed and flowed.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

“I think he has a very good — I don’t want to say poker face — but he’s very stoic,” said Roberts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2024

BERKELEY, Calif. — Djouvensky Schlenbaker has perfected the poker face.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2023

Izzy, Lexie had always said, had no poker face, and it was true: Izzy never bothered to hide her feelings, didn’t even know how.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng