During the meeting, Carlos kept dead-panning his criticisms so that no one could tell if he was serious.

He dead panned his announcement, leaving the audience unsure whether he was joking.

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 surveyors set up their instruments on the dead level and began measuring its boundaries.

Archaeologists discovered several dead levels within the ancient structure, each sealed off and untouched for centuries.

The director praised the actors' dead pans, saying those stoic responses sold the entire scene.

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

The technician dead-centered the lathe, ensuring the workpiece rotated without wobble.

She positioned the photograph dead-centered on the mantel, so every guest noticed it immediately.