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
“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
Every smirk that follows a scandal, every boast of getting away with it, threatens to rewire the public’s moral compass.
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2025
Autumn’s eyes cross for a moment, before she gives a weak smirk.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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