straight face
Example Sentences
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It is a wonder they can make such statements with a straight face.
From BBC
“This is what happens when you have a democratic process,” Dutra told the crowd, with a straight face.
From Los Angeles Times
Gaffigan is serious enough about his pursuit to say “my whiskey journey” several times in conversation with a straight face and no air quotes.
I have to fight to keep a straight face.
From Literature
Meanwhile, up the road from MIT at Harvard Business School, the latest business review asks — with a straight face — “AI Companies Don’t Have a Profitable Business Model. Does That Matter?”
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
