straight face

Example Sentences

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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

And I remember thinking, “oh my gosh, that someone could say that with a straight face? What am I doing here?”

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

“We want to say with a straight face that we are a bargain—not in a reasonable world but in the actual world.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

"I played Mafia growing up... I played that for 15 years. I became very good at any game where I had to play a straight face."

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

The things Kainene could say with a straight face!

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie