emoticon
Example Sentences
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Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns tweeted in response on Wednesday, using a national flag emoticon for “America.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 17, 2022
Online “visual” reactions have come a long way since the first sideways smiley-face emoticon appeared four decades ago.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2022
Others had grown suspicious of his emoticon use: one wrote that anyone “who uses the ‘!?’ emoji is totally a middle-aged man.”
From Washington Post • May 11, 2021
If they write “Mrs.” in an email, I correct them in my response with a winky-face emoticon.
From Slate • Nov. 7, 2019
Like a little happy but somewhat clueless emoticon.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
Vocabulary lists containing emoticon
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Computer Science and Technology - High School
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