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

Through it all stood the impassive Ancelotti, the masterly facilitator of great players, working it out with the help of those in his charge, including a lengthy touchline conversation with Carvajal close to half-time.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024

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

When they began promoting the idea to industry audiences, Borstein of the Solutions Journalism Network recalled that they often saw impassive faces and folded arms in front of them.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023

I kept my face impassive, but I couldn’t keep myself from wondering where these questions were leading.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler