grimace
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For Americans who grimace at the thought of “big government,” this distanced Social Security from public assistance or welfare.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
Three portable toilets in the west parking lot were so full that a woman repeatedly opened and closed each door with a grimace and then walked away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Charles, who responded with a playful grimace, quipped: "Yes well, all that's left of him anyway."
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025
“I think that smile, it wasn’t like a — it was like an ‘ooh’, you know, like, one of those,” Cunningham said, making a grimace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
My mom’s face pulled into a stiff grimace, as if she’d just stubbed her toe or something, but she shook her head.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
He rolls his eyes at the town’s unquestioning belief in ghost stories and grimaces at all the visible evidence of how behind the times the town is.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
Take, for instance, the dapper child who grimaces squarely at the camera with a wad of cash in his hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Throughout baseball history, such collisions have been met mostly with grimaces and shrugs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
All of it was seemingly captured on TikTok - often in real-time - as consumer after consumer filmed themselves biting into the hardened treats, responding with a series of grimaces rather than delight.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024
Bernard grimaces at me, which is really him smiling, and I smile big back.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
He had to see his service game through before he could receive treatment and, after holding to love, grimaced through a massage before returning to play.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The 77-year-old king grimaced in mock embarrassment as Trump turned to look at him, then waved as if to say carry on -- which Trump did.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
He grimaced, "I'm your host for this historic vibe shift of a day."
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025
Chatterjee grimaced; Bailey put his hat over his face.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
He grimaced at the next barber as he spoke and the other burst into a guffaw.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
The Lakers were down by nine when Doncic departed, rubbing the back of his left thigh and grimacing in discomfort and clear frustration.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
“Tiny little mic,” she said, grimacing at a recent premiere.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026
With his eyes closed and his face grimacing, he grappled for a bolt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
LeBron James, whom we last saw on the court grimacing after a hip flexor strain, didn’t have much burst to the basket or much touch on his shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2025
He flexed his wounded hand, grimacing, then pulled his glove on and rose.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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