grimace
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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
Nesmith and Siakam could only grimace at each other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
“I know where it is,” he said through the grimace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
"Some attendees, unable to tolerate the stench, grimace and cover their noses as they approach the flower."
From Salon ● May 27, 2025
He reeled back with a grimace of shock.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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
Throughout baseball history, such collisions have been met mostly with grimaces and shrugs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
Sargassum on the other hand, she grimaces, is something “we will never run out of”.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
The nurse bustles over and grimaces at Werner.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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
When I asked him how many times he’d used Calm, he grimaced.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2025
James grimaced, frustratingly put his hands on his hips and slowly walked back to the locker room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2025
As fans applauded, the singer grimaced: "They put the clap track on, cool. Thanks for being on my side."
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
Ned grimaced and placed a dime on the counter.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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
“Tiny little mic,” she said, grimacing at a recent premiere.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026
With his eyes closed and his face grimacing, he grappled for a bolt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
“That was disgusting!” a man shouts into the mic, flashing a grimacing expression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
“I’m a condemned man,” Bud wailed, grimacing, “and my wife thinks it’s funny.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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