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

“And I’m just sitting there trying to keep a poker face: ‘Oh, OK, tell me more.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 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

How queer he looked with his long poker face, and his drooping mandarin moustache.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier