grimace

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

"Some attendees, unable to tolerate the stench, grimace and cover their noses as they approach the flower."

From Salon ● May 27, 2025

Actually, she reclined for the interview, slipping off her heels and stretching out on a leather chaise under a waffle-weave blanket that she eventually cast aside with a grimace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024

Then his tom lips moved in his familiar, bitter grimace.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

"I don't know what possessed me," the drummer grimaces, while trying to insist the hosing "was an act of kindness and love because it was a hot day".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

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

Ayesha grimaces as we walk back to our table.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

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

He had to see his service game through before he could receive treatment and, after holding to love, grimaced through a massage before returning to play.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 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

He immediately grimaced and went back to the locker room and didn’t return because of a left-knee strain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

He grimaced and rubbed the sore joint, but then smiled as the princess began gloating.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

The Swiss 22-year-old got back to her feet a moment later and finished the race in last place, grimacing and clutching her chest.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 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

His angular head topped with a green felt crown; his toothy mouth a sinister, grimacing gash; his eyes blackened with what looks like charcoal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 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

I felt my face grimacing in the way Finny’s did when he was really irritated.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles