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adjective

impassive

having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

In a sentence

Six example sentences with impassive, each labelled with its topic.

  • The detective stays impassive through the confession, and only a slow blink tells you the news has landed.

    Movies

  • Interviewers were trained to look impassive, so that a nod or a frown could not steer what the subject said next.

    Psychology

  • The rookie missed both free throws and returned to the huddle impassive, which the veterans took as a very good sign.

    Basketball

  • The defendant sat impassive through the verdict, and reporters could not tell whether he had heard it.

    Law

  • The minister stayed impassive while the opposition read out the leaked memo line by line.

    Politics

  • The sculptor gave the figure an impassive face, so viewers project whatever grief or calm they bring to it.

    Art

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