pursed
Example Sentences
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There were sunglasses, silly expressions and pursed selfie faces in the mirror.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Windsor, wearing a grey sweatshirt, sighed and pursed his lips in the dock as the verdicts were announced.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
Their foreheads were pressed together, their eyes were shut, their hands clasped; her lips were ever-so-slightly pursed, his forehead was wrinkled in concentration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
Barnes nails Trump’s pursed lips and soft squint without ever descending into mimicry.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2024
My mother smiled and would have spoken—her mouth was pursed with some encouraging comment—but I glared her into silence.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
