pursed

Example Sentences

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WIMBLEDON, England — Pursed lips and grimaces are like shouts and howls for Venus Williams, the more poker-faced of the two American sisters who have won so many Wimbledon titles.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2012

Never again that mouth Pursed in chastisement Or tensed in its prim Seam of resistance— How must it feel To be done with it?

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2012

Pursed lips, brows wrinkled in thought, and restless anxious eyes indorse the serious aspect of the place.

From Berry And Co. by Yates, Dornford

Pursed up, the fish aboard––there were forty or fifty barrels––he started off.

From The Seiners by Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)