grimace
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He tried to look as shocked as the others when host Claudia Winkleman slammed Faith's coffin lid shut, but couldn't help a guilty grimace.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 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
Eyebrows dance above her piercing eyes as her mouth stretches into a toothy grin that’s part smile, part grimace.
From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024
No blood followed as Gwydion ripped the weapon free; the Cauldron-Born shook himself once, without a grimace, and moved again to the attack.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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