poker face
Example Sentences
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“From what I heard, he had a poker face during the demo,” said Dorman, now the co-founder and CEO of AI-device startup Era.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
Cahillane, a 6-foot-tall marathoner who sports a shock of white hair and a practiced poker face, was a seasoned food executive, fresh off the successful breakup of another food company: Kellogg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Steve Clarke's poker face remained intact, his demeanour telling you nothing about how dreadful a night this was for himself and his team.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2025
Then, her room-commanding gaze as politician Shirley Chisholm in “Mrs. America,” followed by her nuanced poker face as therapist Dr. Brooke Taylor on the fourth season of “In Treatment.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
Archie was careful to keep his poker face, intent on not betraying an emotion.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
