grimace

Example Sentences

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"I'm not a fan," Ethan says with a grimace.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“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 twined his fingers through mine, his forehead wrinkling in a grimace.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron