moue

Example Sentences

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Her sleepy, bedroom gaze, articulated by the swoop of her liquid eyeliner; her bright red moue; and that beauty mark were the star’s own creations, conceived with her longtime West Coast-based makeup artist, Whitey Snyder.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

Here, a midnight selfie from the trip: in the camera’s white flash, Tara’s purple buzzcut and wide, wry grin; his sheepish moue at his wormy mustache.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022

Harper is haunted, and Buckley conveys her anxiety with wide, darting eyes, or twisting her mouth in a moue.

From Salon • May 20, 2022

“I don’t know Prince Andrew,” Trump sighed with a moue, despite there being significant photographic evidence to the contrary.

From The Guardian • Dec. 3, 2019

Reznak set the head on a satin pillow at the king’s feet, then scampered away, his mouth twisted up in a moue of distaste.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin