blank stare
noun
: a look that shows one does not understand what someone has said or does not know the answer to a question
My question only drew/got a blank stare.
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The camera ultimately lingers on Cooper, a seemingly oblivious but loveable dog, who sits against the couch with his front paws up and a blank stare fixed on the camera.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Williams, who was sacked seven times, took 11 quarterback hits and had two passes intercepted, responded with a blank stare.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
His version of a double take was a blank stare, his weapon the throwaway ironic remark.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
The composite depicts a man with a short beard, hat and a blank stare above heavy eye bags.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 28 June 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Williams, who was sacked seven times, took 11 quarterback hits and had two passes intercepted, responded with a blank stare.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
His version of a double take was a blank stare, his weapon the throwaway ironic remark.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024
The composite depicts a man with a short beard, hat and a blank stare above heavy eye bags.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 28 June 2024
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“Blank stare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blank%20stare. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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