grimace
Example Sentences
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For Americans who grimace at the thought of “big government,” this distanced Social Security from public assistance or welfare.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
“I know where it is,” he said through the grimace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
“I think that smile, it wasn’t like a — it was like an ‘ooh’, you know, like, one of those,” Cunningham said, making a grimace.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
Britt's performance was so unnerving that some Republicans watched "with a grimace," the Daily Beast reports.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2024
He twined his fingers through mine, his forehead wrinkling in a grimace.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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