grimace

Example Sentences

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Nesmith and Siakam could only grimace at each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

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

No blood followed as Gwydion ripped the weapon free; the Cauldron-Born shook himself once, without a grimace, and moved again to the attack.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander