eyebrow

Example Sentences

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Players are sent off for tackles that would barely have raised an eyebrow, never mind a red card, a generation ago.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Cignetti bent his left eyebrow to the cloudline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

“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

I told Aunt Kitty her plan was sage, which made her raise an eyebrow in my direction.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan