make a face

Example Sentences

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Almost instantly, you might wince, make a face, or even pull your own hand away.

From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025

Because they'll say it and they get very excited, and then I make a face like what are you talking about?

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2023

“Roots, garlic, cayenne pepper, and Bowe would drink it and make a face like a man who’s taking his first drink of liquor. “

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2017

If several edges and circles come together to make a face, you don’t care exactly where the face is found in the visual field; you just care that it’s a face.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2016

I sat on the edge of the bed and saw Moms make a face.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers