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

I struggled to keep a straight face as I pictured Mother amidst the weeds, horseflies, and dead mice in our garden.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson