straight-faced (Meaning)

straight-faced

a face giving no evidence of feeling and especially of amusement, a face giving no evidence of emotion and especially of merriment

The comedian delivered the joke with a completely straight-faced expression, leaving the audience in stitches.
Despite her nervousness, she managed to maintain a straight-faced demeanor throughout the interview.
The doctor's straight-faced expression hinted at a grave diagnosis.
The politician's straight-faced denial of involvement in the scandal raised eyebrows.
The poker player kept a straight-faced bluff, hoping to deceive his opponents.
The child's straight-faced lie about eating all the cookies made his parents suspicious.
The teacher remained straight-faced while scolding the misbehaving students.
The salesperson gave a straight-faced pitch that failed to convince the skeptical customer.
The CEO's straight-faced response to the company's financial losses left investors unimpressed.
In the comedy sketch, the actor played a character who always spoke with a straight-faced delivery, eliciting laughter from the audience.

a face giving no evidence of feeling and especially of amusement, a face giving no evidence of emotion and especially of merriment

dispassionate, wooden, dry, stoical, stolid, expressionless, unmoved, unemotional,deadpan, impassive

enthusiastic, passionate, vehement, passional, histrionic, dramatic, impassioned, fervid,emotional, melodramatic

The comedian delivered the joke with a completely straight-faced expression, leaving the audience in stitches.

Despite her nervousness, she managed to maintain a straight-faced demeanor throughout the interview.

The doctor's straight-faced expression hinted at a grave diagnosis.

The politician's straight-faced denial of involvement in the scandal raised eyebrows.