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The prospect of doing it again with even larger stakes brought an excited smirk to Smart’s face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

On Chinese social media, pictures show some users sticking couplets or upside down pictures of Malfoy's signature smirk.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

“All because my dad hit his head at this park,” Soboroff says with a smirk, recalling the incident that set off his father’s community safety efforts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026

Cignetti, smiling through that permanent I told ya so smirk, brushed off Indiana’s new status as the No. 1 heavy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025

She leaned forward, her elbows on the table, a mischievous smirk on her face.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

But it was also a target that raised eyebrows and smirks, and perhaps with four years to go, may still be a touch too ambitious - but the trajectory of progression is undeniable.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

Nobody quite knows who decided to give them icing eyes and smirks.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026

The leader of the separatist Bloc Quebecois, Yves‑Francois Blanchet, drew smirks with his May critique of Alberta's prospective independence.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

When it’s mentioned about the dart-throwing scene in the popular Apple TV series “Ted Lasso,” Kirby smirks.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024

Penny reaches the bottom of the steps, looks back at us, smirks, and says, “See Daddy! Gotta go to work!”

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

When the fighters eventually stepped forward for the obligatory face-off, Dubois looked away first as Wardley smirked.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

While the president has said he won’t make the official announcement until early next year, Trump smirked when reporters asked if it would be Hassett, which many have taken as a positive signal.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

Some have smirked that the East Wing doesn’t matter much because it is primarily the province of first ladies, but that is a bizarre argument for its destruction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

Tapper asked Johnson, who smirked before dodging the question.

From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2024

“Looks like that’s one for us”—Marjory smirked at Kyle—“and none for you.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Now that I have done so, I picture Harper smirking at me, suddenly bored by how easy adults are to manipulate and already thinking of some new mischief to get up to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

Members of Gen Alpha, it added, might be "smirking at the thought of adults once again struggling to make sense of your notoriously slippery slang."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2025

During this whole interaction, Nate is just smirking and laughing along cause yeah, at this point Andy thinks it’s pretty silly too.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

But there was plenty of needle when a wide-eyed Serrano removed the headguard and stared into a smirking Taylor's eyes, before they both departed the stage without a handshake or even a nod of acknowledgement.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025

“Zeke will never visit France,” said a sneering, smirking, nasty voice from the back.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness