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look blank

Idioms  

  1. Be expressionless, appear dumbstruck or overwhelmed. For example, When I asked her how to get to the hospital, she looked blank. [c. 1700]

Example Sentences

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She said she worried about making the child look "blank or rude".

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2021

Zuckerberg also explained how AR could be used to leave digital notes for friends and pinned Yelp reviews in specific locations, while beautiful digital artworks could be admired on walls that look blank IRL.

From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2017

I can't have been the only expat to arrive here and look blank faced at the mention of the G.F.C.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2014

Encountered one by one in galleries over the years, they’ve tended to look blank and dour.

From New York Times • May 29, 2014

The milk would dry almost immediately, and the paper would look blank.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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