wry face
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He has quite a wry face to begin with.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2019
One customer made a wry face as she tried a slice of “Gubernsky,” Sirota’s signature cheese, named in honor of the regional governor.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2016
Louis C.K. made an even more pointed jab by opening his set by saying of Hartford, “Nice area,” then making a wry face.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2014
"Mr. Hoover summons France to execute herself as he would summon Nicaragua," observed L'Ere Nouvelle, "and yet the whole world is astonished because we make a wry face!"
From Time Magazine Archive
‘Say also,’ said Gandalf, ‘that to crooked eyes truth may wear a wry face.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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