impassive

Example Sentences

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He sat still for long periods, occasionally fidgeting - but largely impassive and quiet.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

So there’s a theory percolating online that if you adopt the qualities of a stone, becoming impassive and bland, then you will repel the argumentative, antagonistic people in your life who are itching for conflict.

From New York Times • May 31, 2024

Menzies, who plays him minus the historical Stanton’s impressive whiskers, the better to appear a 21st-century screen hero, catches his well-documented resolve, seriousness, impatience and impassive imperiousness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

He added that Pickering had acted with "cold, callous self-interest" throughout, and was "impassive" while listening to the victim impact statement read out in court.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

She could never be sure what thoughts were hidden behind that impassive face, but she had learned to recognize the sudden stiffening of his jaw muscles that meant she had said something shocking.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare