Even among such intimates, boundaries are observed, for fear of crossing an unseen line and triggering a stare of blank, silent rebuke.

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Yet, when people are asked their thoughts on Petite Sirah the response is usually a blank stare.

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The figure looked at Mark with a blank stare and slowly faded away, leaving without providing an answer.

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Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- There was a time when the name Julia Roberts would have drawn a blank stare from movie fans.

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"It was a totally expressionless, blank stare, " said Larry Whicher, one of the victims, whose brother, Alan, 40, an agent with the U.S. Secret Service.

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Smaller markets aren't always covered by the financial press and if you ask your broker for some research on Kazakhstan you might get a blank stare.

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Anthony, who made it out of the second round for only the second time in his 10-year career this season, sat at his locker for minutes on end with a blank stare in his eyes.

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In his rubbery Botox-android way, he's creepy to look at (and he makes you wonder if this will be the future for aging movie stars), but there isn't much to Clu besides his telegenic blank stare.

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He responds with a blank stare.

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When it comes to the nightlife scene, locals refer to "blank-stare bars" where an excess of Moose Drool Brown Ale induces walking catatonia.

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