game face

noun

: a look of intense determination on the face of a game player

Examples of game face in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Get your game face on and your green track suit zipped: Squid Game is finally returning for round 2. Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2024 Santana, whose game face is a thing of beauty and armor, makes her way toward the men. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024 Baltimore’s 1-3 record in Jackson’s playoff starts may have something to do with the perpetual game face. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2024 Whitney keeps her game face on through all this, her smile hardening slightly. Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023 On Burrow gets his game face on ahead of a Jan. 2023 game. Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023 Ryan Seacrest is getting his game face on for his Wheel of Fortune hosting debut. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023 That supercharges the moments when her game face drops, however. Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023 Her game face and mental resilience were top-notch as both games were played in extremis. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of game face was in 1965

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“Game face.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20face. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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