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straight face
noun as in serious expression
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Though I sometimes miss the verisimilitude of the early films, there’s something goofily enthralling about the fact that these movies can now feature Vin Diesel taking on a literal submarine and mostly pull that idea off with a straight face.
There are some movie titles you can’t say with a straight face, and Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse is one of them.
“That’s so obviously not going to happen it’s a wonder we could include it with a straight face,” Meyers said.
Amazing how people can still haul this one out with a straight face.
His commitment to keeping a straight face is more impressive than his dancing.
At one point Imagine Dragons and Lorde were invoked as examples of “a pretty good year for rock,” with a straight face.
When you worked with him, your job was to keep a straight face.
Even Loaded Lux could not keep a straight face, smiling as his competitor established a clear, early lead and never let up.
"If you can keep a straight face and deny everything, we will have a few minutes of fun with Dick," said Garry with a wink.
Although it nearly killed them to do it, the others maintained a straight face and listened with interest.
But if we can hardly look a crab in the eye and keep a straight face, what would we do if we met a duck-billed mole?
"To whom, is what you mean, little man," Dawson said with a straight face.
With the aid of his monocle, von Schlichten managed to keep a straight face.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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