grinned

Example Sentences

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His owner — well, his soul’s owner at least— grinned and joked, “I think he’s better in Spanish” than in English.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

She grinned as she explained that some sculptures of famed Buddhist monk Ji Gong even showed him smiling on one side of his face and frowning on the other.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

He grinned, this soft, knowing beam that made the whole thing feel like a small rite of passage.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

Asked if Hassett was the selection, Trump grinned but said little.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

I grinned, not sorry to be the instigator of our new look.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo