smirk
Example Sentences
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On Chinese social media, pictures show some users sticking couplets or upside down pictures of Malfoy's signature smirk.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
I must be left in the snow, I must be buried in a hole, I must be reprimanded and ordered not to smirk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Envy seethes behind those opaque shades and a mask-like smirk.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
Nevertheless, Bovino’s smirk in the group portrait says it all.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
He was staring at the two kids, a smirk twisting his mouth.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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