eyebrow

Example Sentences

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Many widows and widowers raise an eyebrow when they hear well-meaning people urging them to "be strong" and saying things like "I don't know how you do it."

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

“It’s definitely an eyebrow raiser,” Donnelly told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

Personal indiscretions once seen as disqualifying, such as the extramarital affair that chased Gary Hart from the 1988 presidential race, scarcely raise an eyebrow.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

Even subtle cues—a raised eyebrow, a nod—can signal approval or disapproval and steer the room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Not until Mom raises an eyebrow and says, “You’d better be more polite at dinner with the Reyeses tonight than you’re being with me. Or else there’ll be consequences.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy