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
Videos and memes of Stephen's somewhat unconvincing poker face have gone viral, with clips of his dramatic facial expressions also being widely shared.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
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
“You sit before us with no expression, keeping a poker face through—” “Objection!” cut in Nels Gudmundsson, but Judge Lew Fielding was already sitting upright and looking sternly at Alvin.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
