smirk

“Make sure you finish the job in your second,” Newsom tells Bass with a tilt of the head and a smirk.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

Moments later when the score flashed across the screen, Liu simply cracked a subtle smirk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 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

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

And the smile on that ghastly orange pumpkin face looked more like a wicked smirk.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

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

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

Eric Dailey Jr., whose smirks and antics charged the crowd every time he was shown on the videoboard, scored a career-high 25 points.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2025

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

He smirks but keeps his eyes on my mother.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

During their meeting at the Kremlin, Putin smirked when Pashinyan boasted about freedoms in his country.

From BBC ● May 3, 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

As for if his ring — a diamond-studded reminder of what, for now at least, remains the lasting image of his Dodgers career — gave him any closure, Buehler smirked.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025

Adam smirked as he grabbed the tickets and stuck them in his pocket.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Mr. Powell, smirking and smug, tells his life story to a visiting priest who drops by his cell for a last conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

"We all saw how he disrespected the courtroom, smirking and laughing amongst his lawyers during witness testimonies. That did not help his case at all," said law professor Lim Ji-bong.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 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

“Somebody asks you, ‘What are you getting upset about?’ or ‘Why are you smirking?’

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell