smirk
Example Sentences
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“Hilarious,” Smart said with a smirk of the postgame skirmish.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 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
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
The guy looks up at me, then back to his customer’s head, a smirk on his face.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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The Lingo of Body Language
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