grimace
Example Sentences
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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
“I know where it is,” he said through the grimace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
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
He smiles comfortingly at Carmen, whose smile back is a grimace of fear.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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