grimace

When Australia's Lucas Herbert missed a five-foot par putt on the last, there was a grimace from him and a groan from the galleries.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 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

Three portable toilets in the west parking lot were so full that a woman repeatedly opened and closed each door with a grimace and then walked away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

“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

“Priscilla,” said Mom with a grimace, “apparently loves Alex.”

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

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

“There was a push for us to stop having strings in our music,” grimaces Chatto.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024

I watch him down the length of the ship; he grimaces and works his fingers backwards and cannot sit; and none of us can walk about, or breathe any air untainted.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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

When I asked him how many times he’d used Calm, he grimaced.

From Salon ● Jun. 6, 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

He grimaced as if in excruciating pain, sucked in air through his teeth, rubbed the elbow, and claimed he couldn’t use his arm for the remainder of the meal.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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

“That was disgusting!” a man shouts into the mic, flashing a grimacing expression.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

“Come here one at a time, then,” the doctor said, and Theodora moved forward, grimacing as she passed the doorway.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson