smirk
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Roy interjected with the mischievous smirk typical of a younger brother trying to ruffle some feathers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
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
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
When she smiles, she doesn’t smirk or sneer.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
I wonder if he understands how much the world smirks at him.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
But it was also a target that raised eyebrows and smirks, and perhaps with four years to go, may still be a touch too ambitious - but the trajectory of progression is undeniable.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026
The leader of the separatist Bloc Quebecois, Yves‑Francois Blanchet, drew smirks with his May critique of Alberta's prospective independence.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Xavi smirks and sings back to them, creating an even bigger commotion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025
Across the room, Eric smirks at Al, and turns one of the rings in his eyebrow.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
While the president has said he won’t make the official announcement until early next year, Trump smirked when reporters asked if it would be Hassett, which many have taken as a positive signal.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
The man smirked, stuck out his tongue, and pulled a vacant expression.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2025
Some have smirked that the East Wing doesn’t matter much because it is primarily the province of first ladies, but that is a bizarre argument for its destruction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
When asked if he thought the Dodgers’ use of deferrals could be bad for the sport, Friedman then smirked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2025
And he thought of their feet so swift and brutal, and the dark gray clothes they wore, and how when they passed they did not see him, or, if they saw him, they smirked.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
Mr. Powell, smirking and smug, tells his life story to a visiting priest who drops by his cell for a last conversation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Members of Gen Alpha, it added, might be "smirking at the thought of adults once again struggling to make sense of your notoriously slippery slang."
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025
During this whole interaction, Nate is just smirking and laughing along cause yeah, at this point Andy thinks it’s pretty silly too.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025
Every corner I turned, there I was, smirking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025
“Didn’t you say you don’t like your mom’s cooking?” she asks, smirking.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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