grimace

Example Sentences

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Three portable toilets in the west parking lot were so full that a woman repeatedly opened and closed each door with a grimace and then walked away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Charles, who responded with a playful grimace, quipped: "Yes well, all that's left of him anyway."

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2025

“But they saw me grimace a little bit on the mound, and they’re not going to take any chances.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2024

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

She began to cry, her depraved face breaking into an infant’s grimace; and they moved away from her, leaving her dirty in a dirty room, alone to face her Maker.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin