grimace

Example Sentences

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With a grimace, Dalton says, “You were right, bro. You won the bet. Let’s kick this off with your poppy song.”

From Literature

“No, Hesterfowl, I have no eyeball behind this monocle. See? The monocle is”—he grimaced, for this was the second time this week he’d been forced to say it—“decorative.”

From Literature

But that didn’t stop Team USA from trying out a stand-up-and-salute shtick as a collection of America’s finest players grimaced their way through the recent World Baseball Classic.

From Salon

Her grin turned briefly to a grimace before she asked, “Your family has a store? Which one?”

From Literature

His angular head topped with a green felt crown; his toothy mouth a sinister, grimacing gash; his eyes blackened with what looks like charcoal.

From Los Angeles Times