poker-faced

adjective

informal having a deliberately expressionless face

Words Nearby poker-faced

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How to use poker-faced in a sentence

Another, a 40-something woman with a Carol Brady flip, stares poker-faced at the screen.
If Porn Isn’t Art, Does It Still Have a Right to Exist? | Michael Stabile | May 2, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
He just sat there, poker-faced, as the madcap pie-thrower set upon his boss.
Murdoch’s Secret Weapon | Lloyd Grove | July 21, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
"Just enjoying myself," Bloomberg answered, poker-faced and giving away nothing.
Obama Trounces Leno | Lloyd Grove | May 2, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
poker-faced Callahan showed nothing of what he must be feeling.
Double Challenge | James Arthur Kjelgaard
And if it were that of a practical joker, the poker-faced quality of it was perfect acting.
Direct Wire | Clee Garson

Mann let the courtroom rumble while Cecil Warner sat down poker-faced.
The Trial of Callista Blake | Edgar Pangborn
How does it feel, General, to turn your only son over to a poker-faced alien who shoots when you walk near his ship?
Alien Offer | Al Sevcik

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