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Recent Examples of expressionless Though Duncan played the game with the expressionless countenance of a Sphinx, inside beat the heart of a cold-blooded, competitive killer. Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 14 May 2021 Cleveland Cavaliers rookie swingman Isaac Okoro, drenched in water and with a glow on his typically expressionless face following a wild postgame celebration, had just punctuated a remarkable debut with a pair of game-winning plays. Chris Fedor, cleveland, 22 Dec. 2020 He is known more for expressionless recitations of government policy than flashes of charisma. Ben Dooley, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2020 Already, Myanmar officials and thousands of supporters praised her expressionless demeanor at the court Tuesday, as Gambia spent hours detailing stories of systematic rape, murder and brutality. Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019 See All Example Sentences for expressionless
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Adjective
  • The first Tron had played out as a series of face-offs featuring glowing figures against a black background, replicating the blank environment of an arcade screen.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • Wear it as a blank canvas, or switch things up with a statement belt.
    Catie Pusateri, Glamour, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • Whether from the return of fasting or sheer exhaustion, players may become impassive.
    Jason Anthony, The Atlantic, 14 June 2025
  • What To Know Several reporters tried to question Balmer as he was led out of the courthouse, but the suspect remained silent, only breaking his impassive stare by rolling his eyes upward into the back of his head and pushing out his tongue to cover his chin.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Expressionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressionless. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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