grinned
Example Sentences
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Smith denied this, and Schmitt grinned as if he’d just effectively locked Smith in jail forever on perjury charges.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
"I was reading about the football," grinned Jamie, 65, adding that he was "not the most political".
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Then he turned to the visitors dugout, grinned and lifted both fists above his head.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
He looked thinner than in his prior court appearance, but grinned enthusiastically as he shook his lawyers’ hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
I grinned a little, but I didn’t want to.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
