poker-faced
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Coach Matt Peet is normally poker-faced but laughed uproariously in the stand at the sheer impertinence and invention.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2024
Even through the more dramatic moments of the day, they remained poker-faced.
From Slate ● May 29, 2024
A melancholy tale of family dysfunction presented as a complicated crime thriller, it combines British regionalism with peak TV-style poker-faced comedy in a way that has made it a critical darling around the world.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
It’s especially a challenge to Marengo, given that Giovanna is a taciturn, poker-faced character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
At the stroke position was a fourth member of last year’s freshman crew: poker-faced Don Hume.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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