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smirk

[smurk] / smɜrk /
NOUN
sly smile
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And the only trophy we have ever won in fútbol,” Luna adds with a smirk.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

He’d study my face and say, “Love it or hate it?,” shooting me a warm smirk.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 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

More than one friend, he said with a smirk, had asked him how to do so: They “say, ‘Roger, I need your help.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

August snorts and sits forward, a lopsided smirk etched on his face.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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