deadpan
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Ranganathan, best known for his deadpan stage style, became its co-owner in 2024, describing it as "the partnership of the century".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Townsend was particularly deadpan on Thursday and no wonder.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
“I feel like I’ve just been operating in a state of shock for the past, I don’t know how many months since June,” says Jimenez in her signature deadpan affect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 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
“Hey, Aech,” I said, trying to deadpan it.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
“Very few advocates have that goal,” Samuel Alito deadpanned, drawing laughter in the courtroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Eternity is long,” she deadpanned, drawing laughs from the crowd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 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
"My wife is in the hospital," Uncle Tony deadpanned.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
“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
After six seasons swilling whiskey and deadpanning, the sweater-wearing title character of this animated Hollywood satire is putting down the reins.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2020
Yogi relented, deadpanning, “O.K., fine, make it like mine.”
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 16, 2019
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