smirk

Example Sentences

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Still, I guffawed when Becket popped back into his present-day cell to poke fun at his audience, the Catholic priest: “The last thing the Church wanted was an investigation,” he says with a smirk.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 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

Envy seethes behind those opaque shades and a mask-like smirk.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

Sheep are simultaneously fluffy and unsettling owing to their perpetual smirk.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2025

A slick smirk crept onto Mr. Munch's face.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds