grimace
Example Sentences
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Her grin turned briefly to a grimace before she asked, “Your family has a store? Which one?”
From Literature
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His angular head topped with a green felt crown; his toothy mouth a sinister, grimacing gash; his eyes blackened with what looks like charcoal.
From Los Angeles Times
Which, I realized with a grimace, could very easily be my motto.
From Literature
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“Must be pilot error,” she said, grimacing in disgust.
From Literature
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Melanie’s smile turns into a grimace as Oliver runs between us with the drum.
From Literature
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