grimace

Example Sentences

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“I know where it is,” he said through the grimace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

"Some attendees, unable to tolerate the stench, grimace and cover their noses as they approach the flower."

From Salon • May 27, 2025

Actually, she reclined for the interview, slipping off her heels and stretching out on a leather chaise under a waffle-weave blanket that she eventually cast aside with a grimace.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

He can crack a smile and a joke or two, but the bespectacled leader can often take on the grimace of a disappointed elder.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024

In the Renaissance book of acting, this grimace of a smile might be captioned, The lady is caught in a smile she cannot escape.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez