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

“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

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

But when she thought of his smirk she also saw his wide-open smile with the playground kids.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn