grimace

The elderly grimace, hobbling on crutches, and wide-eyed children stare, cradling chickens carried from homes they were forced to leave behind.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

After her first vault, she landed with a grimace and fell, clutching her injured ankle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

For Americans who grimace at the thought of “big government,” this distanced Social Security from public assistance or welfare.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

Nesmith and Siakam could only grimace at each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

If it wasn’t for the grimace, I’d think she didn’t even hear me.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

Wizened and creased, with a hoop the size of a quarter dangling in his left ear, he relies on gestures—shrugs, grimaces, guffaws—to flesh out responses that lean terse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

He rolls his eyes at the town’s unquestioning belief in ghost stories and grimaces at all the visible evidence of how behind the times the town is.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

He grimaces, saying, “There’s something about my blondie mustache that doesn’t look good on my face.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2024

The nearly photorealistic face of Senua, the unconventional hero of this 10th-century revenge tale, as she grimaces with every sinew taut, her veins bulging.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2024

Christopher looked at Mal, his eyebrows high behind the woman’s back, and they exchanged grimaces.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Stephen Street, a 63-year-old longtime San Franciscan and Marina resident, saw the mock-ups for the development and grimaced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The 77-year-old king grimaced in mock embarrassment as Trump turned to look at him, then waved as if to say carry on -- which Trump did.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

But that didn’t stop Team USA from trying out a stand-up-and-salute shtick as a collection of America’s finest players grimaced their way through the recent World Baseball Classic.

From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2026

The only sign of discomfort he showed was when he grimaced and shook out his arm after returning one of Shelton's huge serves in the second set.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025

She pointed the camera at Moss’s face, and he grimaced a little.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

A flurry in the eighth backed Hrgovic on to the ropes and had him in trouble, but Itauma was grimacing between exchanges and looking increasingly spent.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Just last week, the actress shared a mirror selfie in which she could be seen showing off her growing baby bump, pulling up her black shirt to flaunt her stomach, while grimacing at the camera.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Lakers were down by nine when Doncic departed, rubbing the back of his left thigh and grimacing in discomfort and clear frustration.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

Aaron Conner, 20, sits in his wheelchair grimacing in pain on Nov. 19, 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025

She touched her hair again, smoothed her dress, opened and shut her mouth, grimacing with the effort of finding the right words.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn