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

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

Cignetti, smiling through that permanent I told ya so smirk, brushed off Indiana’s new status as the No. 1 heavy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

The smirk on her lips told me that our conversation would be memorable.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Camille puts her hands on her hips with a smirk.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender