expressive
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Block is a tall, dark-skinned Black man with locs and striking, expressive eyes.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Always expressive, she describes her style as more akin to a “Victorian parlor meets hunting lodge.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
"They're travelling at such pace that actually the riders' hair is blown back in quite an expressive cartoonish way, to show how fast they're moving".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
His best work tunneled into life’s darkest spaces to excavate ideas about our fears and obsessions, often reflected through dazzling practical effects that matched the naturalism of his greatest feature: a singularly expressive, malleable face.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
I thought of his expressive face, handsome and vigorous.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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