poker face

Example Sentences

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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

"What a rollercoaster. I was awful at lying, I had no poker face and here I am a winner," Carr said.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 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

“I think he has a very good — I don’t want to say poker face — but he’s very stoic,” said Roberts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2024

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