deadpan
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Townsend was particularly deadpan on Thursday and no wonder.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Rapaport barks in the same scene, forcing teammate Ron Funches to deadpan, “You’re playing a game right now.”
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026
But Jarmusch’s deadpan approach often chases that sadness with a wry chuckle during instances of unfiltered honesty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
Since he broke through with the wonderful “Stranger Than Paradise” in 1984, Jim Jarmusch has had a cool, muted style spiked with deadpan humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
Seanie said in his usual deadpan, focusing on his food and opening the note.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
“Eternity is long,” she deadpanned, drawing laughs from the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
As I fended off allegations of greatness, Yang deadpanned: “Chicken is 75% luck. The tile gods were on your side.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
“The award for Most Editing goes to CBS News,” she deadpanned.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2026
“I was proud that we improved from three 4-for-33,” the coach deadpanned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2025
“That’s okay, it’s my left arm,” he deadpanned.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
“They obviously have a great fan base,” Sean McVay said Monday during a videoconference with reporters before deadpanning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025
Statham is less violent here than in previous Ritchie outings, but he remains unflappable, which is why he charms as he disarms with his patented deadpanning and action moves.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2023
She adopted a strategy early in life of simply deadpanning, “I am smiling.”
From Washington Post ● May 22, 2021
Yogi relented, deadpanning, “O.K., fine, make it like mine.”
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 16, 2019
Mr. Black is perhaps too sardonic a presence, but Ms. Blanchett — as a fellow spell-caster — takes evident pleasure in deadpanning lines like “I melted Salvador Dalí’s watch once, right off his wrist.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2018
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