grinned

Example Sentences

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This left Davies mock-floundering next to her, before she winked at the camera and grinned.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

As the others grinned and grimaced at their rivals’ responses, Becerra was as stone-faced as Buster Keaton.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

She grinned as she explained that some sculptures of famed Buddhist monk Ji Gong even showed him smiling on one side of his face and frowning on the other.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

He grinned, this soft, knowing beam that made the whole thing feel like a small rite of passage.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

Allun grinned as he knelt down beside him and supported his back.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda