stony mask

Frequency: 4.50.2 per million words

an expressionless face that hides one's true feelings

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Examples (10)

  • She maintained a stony mask throughout the interrogation.
  • Despite her inner turmoil, she wore a stony mask.
  • His face was a stony mask, revealing nothing of his thoughts.
  • The diplomat's stony mask never faltered during the tense negotiations.
  • It's hard to read his emotions; he always puts on a stony mask.
  • Beneath her stony mask, deep sadness lingered.
  • He tried to hide his fear behind a stony mask.
  • The actress perfected her stony mask for the villainous role.
  • Even under pressure, she presented a stony mask to the public.
  • Don't let his stony mask deceive you; he cares deeply.