smirk
Example Sentences
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Moments later when the score flashed across the screen, Liu simply cracked a subtle smirk.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 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
More than one friend, he said with a smirk, had asked him how to do so: They “say, ‘Roger, I need your help.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
The musical indulges her not with a smirk but with a knowing smile.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025
He must have been staring, because she gave him a knowing smirk.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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