How to Use keep a straight face in a Sentence

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• At first, most of them at least tried to keep a straight face.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Oct. 2022
• Keough tries to keep a straight face, then abandons her pose and laughs.
  — Kevin Conley, Town & Country, 3 Mar. 2023
• Still, those rather good actors do indeed keep a straight face, as does the film overall.
  — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Oct. 2022
• Even host Nick Cannon couldn't keep a straight face saying that name.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2023
• Who can keep a straight face when guests are using food like musical instruments?
  — Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 4 May 2022
• Cox is clearly struggling to keep a straight face, and the whole thing is hilarious.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 2 Sep. 2021
• Can these celebs can keep a straight face despite whatever chaos Arnett throws their way?
  — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2022
• Kudos to Craig for cutting loose and credit to his co-stars, who managed to keep a straight face during filming.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Oct. 2021
• Goins could hardly keep a straight face when the ever-inquisitive Michael asked her about the morning routine.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Aug. 2022
• Harbaugh said, while trying his best to keep a straight face, that the Ravens will fervently search for Poe's replacement.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022
• Vic examines the game’s boundaries and repeatedly crosses them, while mostly failing to keep a straight face.
  — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 30 June 2026
• After a clunky moment of audience groans and O’Brien trying to keep a straight face, the camera moved back to the winners.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
• Even players watching from the sidelines couldn't keep a straight face as Fergie belted out a jazzier version of the iconic song.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 16 July 2024
• Throughout her performance, the camera panned over NBA fans and even some of the players smirking while trying to keep a straight face.
  — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 25 Oct. 2024
• As Kazori tried to keep a straight face, Coyote proceeded to rip his velcro eyes off, breaking the presenter into a fit of laughter.
  — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
• Particularly since quality dialogue is not a strength here, the performers can do naught but try to keep a straight face, some under heavy layers of creature latex.
  — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Jan. 2023
• Where Colin could keep a straight face and do the read, Che often stepped on his reads with laughter and/or a cheap (even if genuine) level of discomfort that kind of negates the risk factor.
  — Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
• Rudd and Fallon's capacity to keep a straight face while spinning ever-so-slowly in a circle together deserves an Oscar.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
• On Tuesday, July 2, the actor, 55, shared a snap of himself trying to keep a straight face while sporting rose gold, hydrating under-eye masks.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
• That Walken is able to keep a straight face while everyone else is breaking, including consummate professional Will Ferrell, is a feat that very few hosts could pull off.
  — Shannon Carlin, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
• Here, the cast routinely breaks the fourth wall, as Charles instructs editor Al LeVine to pick not-quite-perfect takes in which audiences can see the actors struggling to keep a straight face.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
• Leadership is often associated with qualities like decisiveness, resilience and the ability to keep a straight face during a never-ending Zoom call.
  — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
• One brave celebrity shows up each week without a script, trying to keep a straight face while ad libbing alongside Will Arnett’s hilariously vain homicide detective Terry Seattle.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022
• Questlove, Black Thought, the cutie who tries to keep a straight face while doing the thank-you-note music, and the rest of the Roots crew have remained a steadfast (and silly) presence in Fallon’s world ever since, which included a promotion to The Tonight Show in 2014.
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025