frown
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Tjjze warps the equivalent of the face into the equivalent of a frown as more data are revealed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
“I remember it made me want to quit music,” he says, which draws a frown from his bandmate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Making "Year of the Horse" stuffed toys in a workshop, an employee accidentally stitched the festive foal's mouth on upside-down -- turning its cheerful expression into a gloomy frown.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Even if you want to cry when you walk in the door, turn that frown upside down and greet your host with a warm hug and a smile.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 17, 2026
So very carefully, very slowly, concentrating very hard, with his face in a frown, he let go with one hand.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
Dogs are exceptionally skilled at reading human emotions, from smiles and laughter to frowns and tears.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Peet has wrinkles on her face, her forehead moves, and when she frowns, she frowns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
At the food bank, Grahame Lucas said he worked to "turn frowns upside down".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
And generally, the law frowns on making a person’s status—rather than their actions—the basis of a crime or a lawsuit.
From Slate ● May 13, 2024
Autumn frowns at Ama and verbally asks, “How can you be so calm and levelheaded right now?”
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
The Ottoman Caliphate zone, especially, frowned on painting humans from life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
They dress up, braid their hair in a special way and are free to dance and play together outside, something which is traditionally frowned upon at other times of the year.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Expressing our rage at all that, however, is still frowned upon.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Henderson said he only realized the solicitation he’d been asked to do might be frowned upon after Orchid told him as much at their meal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Harriet frowned like crazy when Cat told her where she was from.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
In the troika of major figures in the Russian Revolution, Trotsky stood for ideas and Stalin represented power; their predecessor, Vladimir Lenin, had fused the two values as the frowning avatar of communist leadership.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Many consumers have bought both the smiling and frowning versions, to represent both the highs and lows expected in the coming year.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
“On the news, when they’re doing the weather, they totally ignore us,” she said, frowning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
"He just kinda crept up on the guy and was looming over his shoulder and frowning at him while the guy was speaking."
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2024
He was always frowning at his PDA or reading reports or...
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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