deadpan

Example Sentences

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“End of Beginning” doesn’t appear in the show, but Keery is a perennial fan favorite, thanks to his gravity-defying hair and deadpan one-liners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 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

And despite his often deadpan demeanour and the pressure he is under, political commentators in Belgium say De Wever seems to be enjoying holding cards on the EU stage.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Much of the deadpan dialogue was improvised and the film became a cult classic, coining phrases such as "turn it up to eleven".

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

He can be amazingly unflappable in the face of the surprising and bizarre things that occur in schools, and sometimes deadpan in ways that make me laugh.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove