poker face
Example Sentences
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We’d expect to hear something similar from Redick — whose poker face isn’t as good as Barbarez’s, whose small sigh and slight smile betrayed his only emotions during his postgame news conference Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 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
An earlier rolling encounter with reporters took No 10 by surprise: the prime minister's wife, standing next to the president, perfecting her poker face as the questions – and answers – flowed and flowed.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
In what appears to be a homage to Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock," she strides into her cell with a commanding presence and a possibly suspicious agenda—despite her impeccable poker face.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2025
She puts on her poker face; I don’t have any extra faces to put on, just the normal Craig face.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
