She dead pans every outrageous comment with a flat stare, leaving the room unsure whether to laugh.

I stacked the old fry pans in the cupboard after cleaning them.

At the improv show, the two comedians relied on their dead-pans to sell the absurd lines.

At every meeting, she dead-pans her critiques so they land with uncomfortable clarity.

The kitchen staff stacked the hotel pans after the banquet to free up space in the walk-in cooler.

The restaurant ordered new pizza pans to speed up the dinner rush.

Bakers often prefer Pullman pans when they want perfectly square sandwich loaves with a thin crust.

The museum display featured several 18th-century muskets with still-intact flash pans.

The collector displayed several rare priming pans from 18th-century flintlock pistols.

If everything pans out, she'll receive the grant next month.