straight-faced
- a word derived from straight face.
Example Sentences
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“Actually,” says a straight-faced J.D., “medicine is the best medicine.”
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
Throughout the history of popular culture, there have been many answers to the question “What’s in the Box?”—the title of the new Netflix game show hosted by a barely straight-faced Neil Patrick Harris.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
Assembling a collective of friends and collaborators including Kate Berlant, Vanessa Bayer, Conner O’Malley and others, Early has crafted something both straight-faced and silly.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
Instead, it’s just a very good Amin Joseph playing his scenes straight-faced.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025
And he said it so straight-faced, but he had to be joking.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
