deadpan expression

Example Sentences

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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

The answer is I was thinking, ‘My job is to stand here with a deadpan expression.’

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2019

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