expression
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Skubal controlled his expression and wiped his face with the towel draped over his neck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Hamilton was a great statesman, but his political economy wasn’t the uncontested expression of American republicanism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Campaign group Art Not Evidence, which includes lawyers and academics, is lobbying the government to change the law to create an assumption that "creative expression" is not admissible evidence.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
As human populations expanded toward higher latitudes, expression of these digestive enzymes gradually declined.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The wandering soul scrutinized Clare in return, her expression moving through surprise, curiosity, discomfort, then—when she spotted his empty eye socket—disgust.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
I studied her facial expressions, her commitment to a bit, her talent for comedy way beyond her years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
"They have evolved with us to understand our expressions and cooperate with us, and recognizing that can change how we communicate with and care for them."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
If all they achieve is to advance the idea that norms are arbitrary expressions of personal preference, they win big.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Early plays Maddie’s lowest moments with raw sincerity and expressions of utter helplessness — visible cries for help, acted out with total concern and love for the feminine.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
People and animals looked out at me from inside the semitransparent walls, their horrified expressions lining each side of the hallway like twisted portraits.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Vocabulary lists containing expression
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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