smirk
Example Sentences
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“Make sure you finish the job in your second,” Newsom tells Bass with a tilt of the head and a smirk.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 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
The musical indulges her not with a smirk but with a knowing smile.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025
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
Count Olaf’s eyes grew very shiny, but he continued to smirk at Klaus.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
Vocabulary lists containing smirk
The Lingo of Body Language
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