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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
deadpan .
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Examples
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In 2000 he organised a counter-exhibition to the Shanghai bienniale, with the blunt English title "Fuck Off", a phrase deadpanned into Chinese as "Unco-operative Approach".
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After a brief discussion about the vintage of the decade, Christian Seely again deadpanned “I want to be clear: 2009 really is the vintage of the century.”
A tale of two Pichons - peace in Pauillac | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009
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Mr. McCain deadpanned, “I was trying to hear through the wall.”
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Mr. McCain deadpanned, “I was trying to hear through the wall.”
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Mark Twain deadpanned that Americans held their presidents to a standard few mortals could meet.
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Mark Twain deadpanned that Americans held their presidents to a standard few mortals could meet.
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Mark Twain deadpanned that Americans held their presidents to a standard few mortals could meet.
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The Guam population is currently about 175,000 and, again, with 8,000 Marines and their families, that is an addition of about 25,000 more into the population, Willard deadpanned.
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"You can hire us but you can't fire us," he deadpanned, staring into the camera.
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"You know, we're talking about it," he deadpanned.
Will Ferrell on Permanently Joining The Office: "We're Talking About It" 2011
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