pout
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Lady Beckham's pout became her defining look in the 1990s.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
Yes, the heart-shaped lips and resting pout do some heavy lifting to pull off the baseball-loving mama’s boy, but Butler’s authenticity is irrefutable.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2025
Deebo Samuel isn’t the first wide receiver to pout over a perceived dearth of touches, and he certainly won’t be the last.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024
Now, scientists have trained a facial robot to anticipate and mirror human expressions, allowing it to produce a simultaneous smile—or frown, or pout.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 29, 2024
“Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others. Don’t pout; you’re about to see something impressive. And it won’t even give you nightmares.”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
“It’s so hard being a woman in 1973,” she pouts, still sprawled.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
"I can't endure the sound of laughter before noon," she pouts perfectly.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2022
She pouts a little because she thinks I’m not committed to the new dynamic.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2021
Avery pouts at the selection but Jenny reminds her, “‘My Little Pony’ is for weekends and vacations.”
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2020
Charlie pouts and crosses her arms in front of her chest, all attitude.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
I bought her a gift like I did Lana and Sophie, but once I gave Lana the gift card, she whined and pouted.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023
He basically pouted until the Rockets sent him to Brooklyn … where he eventually pouted until he was sent to Philadelphia … where he will pout until he is sent to the Clippers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
So I responded as a typical teenager: I pouted, with my arms crossed, stubbornly refusing to enjoy it.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
I pouted in the backseat while my dad drove our family up the 79, past the Grove City outlets, through Meadville and finally reaching Lake Erie.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2022
He pouted, as if he was disappointed in the universe for not trying harder to get him.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
Putting flowers on Aunt May’s grave each day and pouting when MJ is finally like “Thanks for saying you love me . . . I don’t know you.”
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
And yet the pouting Pratt pulled more than 200,000 votes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
They looked like pouting kids on the playground—not the CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic, two of the hottest names in the AI scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026
I had snapped a photo earlier in which he appeared to be pouting.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
If she’d decided to stay but still refused to be his wife, maybe he was pouting.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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