smirk

Example Sentences

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I kept my head down to hide my smirk.

From Literature

He was staring at the two kids, a smirk twisting his mouth.

From Literature

Moments later when the score flashed across the screen, Liu simply cracked a subtle smirk.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Powell, smirking and smug, tells his life story to a visiting priest who drops by his cell for a last conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Still, I guffawed when Becket popped back into his present-day cell to poke fun at his audience, the Catholic priest: “The last thing the Church wanted was an investigation,” he says with a smirk.

From Los Angeles Times