Definition of straight face
: a face giving no evidence of emotion and especially of merriment
- lied with a straight face
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Examples of straight face in a Sentence
She lied with a straight face.
The students quickly put on straight faces as the teacher walked into the room.
Recent Examples of straight face from the Web
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Working with Trump, Ryan could no longer say with a straight face that his policies were seeking to achieve broader social goals.
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There is no duplicating Jalen Brunson, the NBA journeyman’s son with the old-man game, the national player of the year trophy and the eternally straight face.
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Truex said it with a straight face, as the 37-year-old Furniture Row Racing driver is still having the type of season that, oh, all but two drivers would love to produce.
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There’s plausibly even an aesthetic component to this threshold of cancellation: The distance between Roseanne’s Roseanne and the actual one has been made so blatant that the show would be hard to watch with a straight face.
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Prince William was seen enjoying the sermon while Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip kept straight faces.
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Recalling his years on the City Council, Gloria said Ross made weekly appearances before the council with a serious message, but still managed to be so funny that officials could not keep a straight face.
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The responsible-looking page boy (who tried to keep a straight face as Tom Pettifer goofed around) is the son of Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, former private secretary to William and Prince George’s godfather.
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Even though her range of motion was limited with her T-Rex arms, Chandler managed to direct the band members, who struggled to keep a straight face.
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First Known Use of straight face
1853
STRAIGHT FACE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of straight face for English Language Learners
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: a face that shows no emotion and especially no amusement
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