straight face
Example Sentences
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That was not something I could have said with a straight face a decade ago.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
A decade later, it’s hard to believe someone wrote that with a straight face, especially as polls show that men are more eager than women to settle down and build families.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026
The U.S. team has been riding a magic carpet, to the point people have been talking with a straight face about going all…the…way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The paper “published this piece with zero evidence. And we’re all just supposed to sit here with a straight face and take it like it is some sort of truth.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
He said when they told him that he could hardly keep a straight face.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
