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The prospect of doing it again with even larger stakes brought an excited smirk to Smart’s face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

On Chinese social media, pictures show some users sticking couplets or upside down pictures of Malfoy's signature smirk.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

“All because my dad hit his head at this park,” Soboroff says with a smirk, recalling the incident that set off his father’s community safety efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026

Cignetti, smiling through that permanent I told ya so smirk, brushed off Indiana’s new status as the No. 1 heavy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025

He must have been staring, because she gave him a knowing smirk.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

The Japanese trio come on stage with serious, even imposing, expressions, but it was not long before they couldn't help themselves – first with a few smirks and then breaking out into infectious grins.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

The leader of the separatist Bloc Quebecois, Yves‑Francois Blanchet, drew smirks with his May critique of Alberta's prospective independence.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

Xavi smirks and sings back to them, creating an even bigger commotion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025

When it’s mentioned about the dart-throwing scene in the popular Apple TV series “Ted Lasso,” Kirby smirks.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024

Mrs. Rylance smirks at me and grabs their stuff—the kind of family that travels with three rolling suitcases—and wheels him away to the elevator.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

During their meeting at the Kremlin, Putin smirked when Pashinyan boasted about freedoms in his country.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

While the president has said he won’t make the official announcement until early next year, Trump smirked when reporters asked if it would be Hassett, which many have taken as a positive signal.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

Some have smirked that the East Wing doesn’t matter much because it is primarily the province of first ladies, but that is a bizarre argument for its destruction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

As for if his ring — a diamond-studded reminder of what, for now at least, remains the lasting image of his Dodgers career — gave him any closure, Buehler smirked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025

Then when Reggie earned the lead on the next score, a devastating cross-court shot, he smirked again, this time at Chip.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

Now that I have done so, I picture Harper smirking at me, suddenly bored by how easy adults are to manipulate and already thinking of some new mischief to get up to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

Members of Gen Alpha, it added, might be "smirking at the thought of adults once again struggling to make sense of your notoriously slippery slang."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025

During this whole interaction, Nate is just smirking and laughing along cause yeah, at this point Andy thinks it’s pretty silly too.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

A furious 1987 Donald Moffett poster, dedicated to Gay Men’s Health Crisis Director Diego Lopez, juxtaposes the AIDS-indifferent Hollywood president, smirking vapidly above the phrase, “He kills me,” next to a screaming orange bull’s-eye.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2025

When he faces Melo again, she’s smirking in SJ’s direction.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone