make a wry face
Example Sentences
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History already has come to make a wry face on tasting the wine from N�rnberg's chalice.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Mr. Hoover summons France to execute herself as he would summon Nicaragua," observed L'Ere Nouvelle, "and yet the whole world is astonished because we make a wry face!"
From Time Magazine Archive
Asked his opinion of the New Deal, its first victim could only make a wry face and helplessly wave his big paw in the air.
From Time Magazine Archive
Peggy bit it daintily, expecting to make a wry face over it, but to her surprise she found it not half bad.
From The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings by Burnham, Margaret
"I usually make a wry face when I drink it neat like this," said Courtney.
From Quill's Window by McCutcheon, George Barr
