with a straight face
Example Sentences
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“No one can tell you with a straight face where interest rates are going,” Jim Lebenthal, who was a market strategist specializing in municipal bonds, wrote in 2009 in his now-classic “Lebenthal on Munis.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 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
Down a busy street in Sants, Maleducat was rewriting Catalan home cooking with a straight face.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2025
It is a wonder they can make such statements with a straight face.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
He crossed his eyes and looked from me to Ellie with a straight face.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
