grimace

Example Sentences

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Nesmith and Siakam could only grimace at each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 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

Eyebrows dance above her piercing eyes as her mouth stretches into a toothy grin that’s part smile, part grimace.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024

Britt's performance was so unnerving that some Republicans watched "with a grimace," the Daily Beast reports.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2024

I gave her a sort of grimace of a smile.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein