dirty look
Example Sentences
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Townsend is now playing a miserable game of catch-up, a grim pursuit of a few wins to take the dirty look off their campaign.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
"It's so transmissible, all you need to do is give a dirty look to that sub-variant and you become infected. It's up there with measles."
From Salon • May 12, 2022
“I’ll never forget the face he gave me. That dirty look he gave me when I asked if he was a Dodger fan. It should have been a deal-breaker right then and there.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2021
When one female contestant shoots a dirty look at the glamazon who just tagged her, there is just a hint of trash talk and escalated conflict.
From Washington Post • May 19, 2020
She turned around to give me a dirty look.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
