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

When he doesn’t like a lawyer’s answer—or when he disagrees with a comment from one of the court’s liberal justices—he has been known to grimace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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

But all I can do is grimace and stay quiet, because it’s no use.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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

And then she turns to us and grimaces.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

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

In a hospital in central Damascus, we were introduced to 43-year-old Imad Jamal, who grimaced in pain at each touch from his mother who was tending to him at his bedside.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024

When we hung up, Dad grimaced and shook his head.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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

Frank was furious at his team's lack of aggression at Arsenal, visibly grimacing when he pointed out they only won 17 out of 53 duels and second-ball situations.

From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2025

But in the Game 5 loss to Minnesota that ended their season Wednesday, Luka Doncic was grimacing after a foul jammed his lower back in the first half.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025

“You aren’t,” his eyes burned at me from his grimacing face, “still the assistant senior crew manager!”

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles