grinning
Example Sentences
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Others—depicting grinning clowns, crying women and morphing objects and creatures, including human figures potted like plants—recall children’s drawings and John Tenniel’s illustrations for “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Jumping down from her uncle's shoulders, seven-year-old Dona ran grinning to her mother after Pope Leo XIV waved at her on his way past on a famed Paris avenue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The storyline is inscrutable, but Walters displays real range, gazing forlornly in the rain, hurling dishes at a wall, grinning and giving high-fives when a family takes him bowling.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
"Guess what this is for?" he challenges us, grinning.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
But then I see Gabi at the back, grinning encouragingly.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
