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
He tried to look as shocked as the others when host Claudia Winkleman slammed Faith's coffin lid shut, but couldn't help a guilty grimace.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 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
I grimace, even though he can't see it in the low light.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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