grin
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“No!” she gasps, covering her mouth but unable to hide the mischievous grin that’s broken across her face at the memory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The thing’s Cheshire feline grin even made Satsuki a little nervous.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
And by the end of the 90 minutes, Mbappé was meeting every aggression with a gigantic grin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Albanese sported a wide grin as the two leaders briefly paused at the event to take a selfie photo.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Because, foolish girl,” she huffed, turning around from the fireplace with a devilish grin, “I am Madam Lucille herself.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
People grinned and then gasped, some with tears streaming down their faces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"I was reading about the football," grinned Jamie, 65, adding that he was "not the most political".
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Then he turned to the visitors dugout, grinned and lifted both fists above his head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
He looked thinner than in his prior court appearance, but grinned enthusiastically as he shook his lawyers’ hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
There was a boy named Calvin who told me his favorite thing in the world was homework, and then he grinned real big at Ms. Washington.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
“Perfect problem to have,” it wrote, ending the sentence with a wide grinning emoji.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"A beautiful day," a grinning Eric Trump said on Fox News at the newly minted President Donald J. Trump International Airport, a short drive from the family's Mar-a-Lago golf resort and compound.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
But it seemed more like grinning and bearing it rather than anything more upbeat.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
But after Trump Jr. touched down, the two men toured the Ambanis’ private zoo, and at night they performed a Gujarati folk dance, grinning as they moved together to the music.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Just like Sinchi,” Danny said, grinning so widely it almost hurt.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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