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deadpan expression



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Asked about that exchange Friday, Tsitsipas responded with a deadpan expression and the words: “I don’t remember, either.”

From Washington Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

Taras had a deadpan expression, and a phlegmatic approach to a possible invasion.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2022

Harvey stared at the picture with his signature deadpan expression.

From Fox News ● Jan. 18, 2022

Employing his trademark deadpan expression, the governor stated there might be some “metaphorical reality” to Chris’s vision and pondered the mental toll of the disease on the man he calls his best friend.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2020

Hailey looks at me, I look at her, and we have the same deadpan expression that we’ve had mastered since fifth grade, mouths slightly open, eyes ready to roll at any moment.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas




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