grimace
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Hilton Hafford, 68, said he was all for his local friend Jackson, but added with a grimace: "My sisters and brother are on the other side."
From Barron's β Oct. 21, 2026
For Americans who grimace at the thought of “big government,” this distanced Social Security from public assistance or welfare.
From MarketWatch β 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 β Oct. 9, 2025
Charles, who responded with a playful grimace, quipped: "Yes well, all that's left of him anyway."
From BBC β Sep. 21, 2025
She glanced around the sparring room and hid her grimace.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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 β Jun. 18, 2026
Take, for instance, the dapper child who grimaces squarely at the camera with a wad of cash in his hands.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 1, 2026
Throughout baseball history, such collisions have been met mostly with grimaces and shrugs.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 23, 2025
“There was a push for us to stop having strings in our music,” grimaces Chatto.
From BBC β Aug. 20, 2024
He stops talking, flexes his wrist, and grimaces.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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 β 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 β Apr. 28, 2026
As the others grinned and grimaced at their rivals’ responses, Becerra was as stone-faced as Buster Keaton.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 23, 2026
The only sign of discomfort he showed was when he grimaced and shook out his arm after returning one of Shelton's huge serves in the second set.
From BBC β Jul. 9, 2025
Enrique said, and he grimaced as the people behind him slammed into him.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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 β 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 β 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 β Feb. 6, 2026
Aaron Conner, 20, sits in his wheelchair grimacing in pain on Nov. 19, 2023.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 10, 2025
“You still haven’t told me what you learned from Hesterfowl,” Gingersnipes said, taking a large swallow of tea and grimacing at the taste.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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