impassive

Example Sentences

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Someone on the panel of three impassive strangers stopped me every time I made a mistake and asked me to start again.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

Rocky declined to testify in his own defense and sat largely impassive during the trial, brightening only when Rihanna or his kids showed up in the gallery.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025

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

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

I hesitated, the vase in my hands, Frith's face impassive.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier