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

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

Sheep are simultaneously fluffy and unsettling owing to their perpetual smirk.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025

Nevertheless, Bovino’s smirk in the group portrait says it all.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

One second, she’s wearing her usual annoying smirk, and the next, her mouth and eyes are screwing up into this weird worried look.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish