Examples of deadpan in a Sentence
“I went back to doing push-ups again, and this time I almost completed one,” he deadpanned.
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Wednesday deadpans before the two are transported to a surreal dreamscape featuring a giant gorgon-head fireplace.
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Larry deadpans when Jeff arrives in full cowboy attire.
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
Benavidez deadpans into the a house microphone.
—José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2023
Audiences catch a glimpse of this version—the real Quinta—whenever Janine shoots the camera a fourth-wall-breaking, deadpan aside on Abbott’s mockumentary-style set.
—ELLE, 13 Apr. 2022
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Larry deadpans when Jeff arrives in full cowboy attire.
—Larry Fitzmaurice, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2024
Benavidez deadpans into the a house microphone.
—José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2023
Audiences catch a glimpse of this version—the real Quinta—whenever Janine shoots the camera a fourth-wall-breaking, deadpan aside on Abbott’s mockumentary-style set.
—ELLE, 13 Apr. 2022
See All Example Sentences for deadpan
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“Deadpan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deadpan. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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