How to Use game face in a Sentence

game face

noun
  • Now put on your game face and get ready to join the pixie club.
    Joane Amay, Allure, 21 Sep. 2017
  • On Burrow gets his game face on ahead of a Jan. 2023 game.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2023
  • To me, putting on makeup is like putting on my game face.
    John Meyer, The Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Carry the right gear, be in shape, put on a game face and perform.
    Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Just before game time, Yaz came out of the Red Sox dugout with his game face on.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The video ends with White putting her game face on, smiling at the camera with eye black.
    Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Some people just have a better game face and don't show it as much.
    Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 28 Jan. 2015
  • Bring your game face, which includes your mouth to stuff with grub, to Omega Station (7238 N. Harlem).
    Rachel Yang, Chicago Reader, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Leave your chill side and wait to go with the flow to another day -- instead, put on your game face.
    Chicago Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Meanwhile, the ninth seed would host the 10th seed, with the winner of that game facing the loser of the 7-versus-8 matchup for the final playoff spot.
    Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com, 23 Feb. 2018
  • So now Sapphire is down to three players, and Amanda has to put her game face on.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Her game face stretched across the entrance of Barclays Center.
    New York Times, 24 Sep. 2021
  • His game face on the court was, if anything, more intense than his teammates.
    Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, 5 Mar. 2020
  • The brothers glance at one another, smile, then put on their game faces.
    Lynn Ischay, cleveland.com, 11 Feb. 2018
  • While some teammates shied away from Fall, Clark put on his most fearsome game face.
    Tom Groeschen, Cincinnati.com, 16 Jan. 2018
  • If any problems have been weighing on you lately, this is a good time to get your game face on and take them down.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 5 Mar. 2022
  • But after a good cry on the morning of her first treatment, Marshall put on her game face.
    Théoden Janes, charlotteobserver, 11 Mar. 2018
  • Kristie, who like her sister played high school soccer in Whitman, Mass., may have the most intense game face on the team.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 13 July 2023
  • As Dede struggles not to overthink, Payton has his game face on and that black turtleneck.
    Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 24 June 2020
  • Then the players put on their game faces and pounded the opposition.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Once a year at Wimbledon, the Duchess of Cambridge trades in her signature poise, and puts on her game face.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 27 June 2022
  • The winner of the game faces the North Carolina-Lipscomb winner on Sunday.
    Creg Stephenson, AL.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Her game face and mental resilience were top-notch as both games were played in extremis.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 July 2023
  • Ryan Seacrest is getting his game face on for his Wheel of Fortune hosting debut.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The score marked Kucherov’s third game-winner of the season, his fourth career multi-goal game against Detroit and 13th in 12 games facing the Red Wings.
    Michael Blinn, SI.com, 16 Oct. 2017
  • It should be noted that every pitcher in those games faced at least three batters.
    Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2019
  • After exchanging some words, Gaga appears to give the man a clean bill of health, adjusts her game face and rejoins the party.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The chairman of the company behind the Angry Birds game faces a 20 percent pay cut to reflect the loss of market value.
    Bloomberg.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Aaron Rodgers finished the game face down on the turf after sailing a lateral out of bounds on a frantic, failed final play.
    Stephen Whyno, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Whitney keeps her game face on through all this, her smile hardening slightly.
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023

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