scowl
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We were shortly joined by her brother, who kept a scowl on his face as we spoke.
From Slate β Aug. 14, 2026
“How will they greet one another? With a handshake, a hug or a scowl? These are the dramas that the political nerds like myself love to look for,” Sadhwani said.
From Los Angeles Times β May 5, 2026
But it was his grittiest—and that’s all Indiana needed for its famously stony coach to drop the scowl.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jan. 20, 2026
Shady’s adenoidal whine is nowhere to be found on this record, replaced with a sinister, very adult scowl.
From Salon β Aug. 30, 2024
With a scowl, he thrust the bear at Lissa.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
Until the most recent episode, though, Alice’s entire personality has been scowls and deprecating hisses.
From Salon β Sep. 10, 2026
Gone are the decades of scowls, railing against officials, getting in the face of players, snapping at reporters.
From Washington Times β Nov. 7, 2023
And when he’s not forcing a smile, he reflexively scowls.
From Seattle Times β Aug. 24, 2023
The other scowls, bug-eyed and open-jawed, as if caught in mid-shout.
From New York Times β Jan. 19, 2023
When they see me, their scowls only deepen; they both straighten up.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
Cakes selected a clown with a gun, as De Niro’s mien scowled on the screen above.
From New York Times β Jun. 18, 2024
Later in the fourth, the injury subsided, and Davis scowled after his blocked shot led to a Cam Reddish dunk.
From Los Angeles Times β Dec. 9, 2023
But if fans expect to see the tough guy in the black wrestling trunks, black leather vest with a scowled face while he’s learning new jobs, they might be disappointed.
From Washington Times β Apr. 28, 2023
As he read it, he scowled and stopped, rejecting the words he was to read.
From Washington Post β Jul. 22, 2022
Men, women, and children gripped clubs and scowled as we passed.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Now scientists have worked out exactly what is going on inside a dog's brain when it sees a human - even a complete stranger - smiling or scowling.
From BBC β Aug. 10, 2026
Next was coach Mike Vrabel, an upbeat former Belichick player determined to win without scowling.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jan. 26, 2026
In September, Japan's Nintendo marked four decades since the release of the first "Super Mario Bros." game with its platforms, pipes and scowling enemies.
From Barron's β Nov. 13, 2025
On Aug. 15, 1927, the Mayan Theatre--with scowling Pre-Columbian gods staring down at first nighters--opened with the Broadway production of George Gershwin’s “Oh Kay.”
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 14, 2025
I almost expected a rebuff for this hardly well-timed question, but, on the contrary, waking out of his scowling abstraction, he turned his eyes towards me, and the shade seemed to clear off his brow.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte BrontΓ«
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