scowl
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But it was his grittiest—and that’s all Indiana needed for its famously stony coach to drop the scowl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
His waxen face was frozen in a perpetual scowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
CNN reported that, as Daniels spoke, Trump was "looking straight ahead with a scowl on his face."
From Salon ● May 7, 2024
Shroff added: “You’re always worried you have it wrong. You’ve misread the scowl or the smile. Maybe they aren’t smiling at you; just thinking about a movie they saw and liked.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
“Bees make honey,” Flora corrected, stopping in her tracks and letting her scowl hit me full force.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Gone are the decades of scowls, railing against officials, getting in the face of players, snapping at reporters.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
And when he’s not forcing a smile, he reflexively scowls.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
I can’t tell you how many former sour pusses softened as their retirements approached, the scowls they used to keep away visitors from their lockers transforming into welcoming smiles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
And when Luke Kennard was fouled while making a three-pointer that tied the score with 1.9 seconds to play, the faces of spectators at Capital One Arena had gone beyond scowls and morphed into disbelief.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2022
Beneath her veil the first one scowls at us.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
Cakes selected a clown with a gun, as De Niro’s mien scowled on the screen above.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
But if fans expect to see the tough guy in the black wrestling trunks, black leather vest with a scowled face while he’s learning new jobs, they might be disappointed.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
She scowled, scuffing her bejeweled lavender Crocs against the cement and ignoring her mother.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2023
Against the Hawks on Friday, Monk was strictly a bucket, splashing home jumper after jumper as he scowled and flexed like he was the biggest player on the court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2022
The squirrel scowled at her, and Seven cringed.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
He will continue appearing on television on behalf of the White House, scowling at critics and assuring the public that the administration has never been more unified.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
The local Chelsea News ran a full-page print ad showing Bores scowling next to the phrase: “ICE ICE BORES.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
In September, Japan's Nintendo marked four decades since the release of the first "Super Mario Bros." game with its platforms, pipes and scowling enemies.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
Combative and scowling, a news conference after a semi-final win in the Champions Trophy in March became a 20-minute argument.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025
Wide gazing beneath his massive scowling forehead, they had a withdrawn and distracted appearance.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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