straight face
Example Sentences
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“No one can tell you with a straight face where interest rates are going,” Jim Lebenthal, who was a market strategist specializing in municipal bonds, wrote in 2009 in his now-classic “Lebenthal on Munis.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
"It was the first time, it was all pretty much new to me," he said, adding the main issue was keeping a straight face and not laughing.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The paper “published this piece with zero evidence. And we’re all just supposed to sit here with a straight face and take it like it is some sort of truth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Much like online dating profiles, it turns out that athletes like saying they’re at least 6 feet tall if they can do it with a straight face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
I had to bite my tongue to keep a straight face.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
