straight face
noun
: a face giving no evidence of emotion and especially of merriment
lied with a straight face
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.
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Well yeah, but that sort of thing can also be the hallmark of foreign regime change, as has been the case time and again around the world, usually with a straight face and plausible deniability.
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Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
After boarding, the Full House star shows off his best straight face.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Tell me with a straight face that Nix fumbles the ball away in a panic, the way Jarrett Stidham did, to set up the Patriots’ only TD of the day.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
Clooney played along, mouthing back to her with a straight face.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
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Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
After boarding, the Full House star shows off his best straight face.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Tell me with a straight face that Nix fumbles the ball away in a panic, the way Jarrett Stidham did, to set up the Patriots’ only TD of the day.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2026
Clooney played along, mouthing back to her with a straight face.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for straight face
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“Straight face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straight%20face. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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