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Example sentences for "grimace"

Lexicographically close words:
grilles; grilling; grills; grilse; grim; grimaced; grimaces; grimacing; grime; grimed
  1. His face was distorted, his lips were stretched into a big grimace and were quivering, and from his small eyes frequent tears were running over the now contracted wrinkles of his face.

  2. Ookhtishchev made a comical, sly grimace and looked into Foma's face.

  3. Peggy made a slight grimace and bowed to her assembled friends, but by accident her gaze rested last on Ralph Marshall's eyes and she flushed a little.

  4. Her lips twitched with a slightly whimsical grimace at herself.

  5. As that catastrophe did not occur, he coolly shifted his position, made a teasing grimace at her, and when she turned away slipped down and resumed his gymnastic exercises.

  6. Cash, who was busily picking up the boxes, made a little grimace to herself at his change of manner.

  7. It was well the speaker did not notice the fiendish grimace with which the young gentleman referred to accepted the statement.

  8. In like manner, no wile or device could save him from having to share the slice of bread; nor, when he did put it to his lips, could any grimace or protest hide the almost ravenous eagerness with which at last he devoured it.

  9. But, unless all testimony is to be utterly flouted, there has never since been seen a grimace so inexpressibly hideous and terrifying as that of Lemaitre.

  10. Then the idea came into his head to abandon the laugh altogether, and substitute for it that diabolical grimace which every Mephisto of the grand opera in our day strives again to repeat.

  11. Having routed his opponents and carried everything before him for the last half hour, he was feeling in particularly good humor, and it was only with a mock grimace that he protested at being disturbed.

  12. Glancing round the room, she exclaimed, with a comical grimace of disgust: "It's the limit!

  13. She faced me with an acid grimace and shrug.

  14. And I shrugged disgustedly, making the ugliest grimace I possibly could.

  15. The mouth plays a part in everything evil which we would express, by a grimace which consists of protruding the lips and lowering the corners.

  16. If the grimace translates a concentric sentiment, it should be made by compressing the lips.

  17. We may frequently see a couple of French barbers accosting each other in the street, and paying their compliments with the same volubility of speech, the same grimace and action, as two courtiers in the Tuileries.

  18. These accompany every word with a peculiar grimace or gesture; they assent with a shrug, and contradict with a twisting of the neck; are angry with a wry mouth, and pleased in a caper or a minuet step.

  19. She warned him with a grimace which Bernie did not see.

  20. She favored him with a delightful little grimace of sympathy.

  21. You will never be popular with women if you do not mend your ways," she informed him, with a little grimace of disapproval.

  22. On his face there was a grimace meant for a smile, and he chuckled: "We made it!

  23. One of the firemen he knew winked at him, another made an animated grimace at the surly boss.

  24. With a grimace of disgust Olear again plunged into the odorous underbrush and traveled parallel to the trail.

  25. He paused with an air of defiance before the statues, and made a grimace at those which had frightened him the evening before.

  26. It was as inexplicably intoxicating as a grimace at the preacher--a wink at the professor.

  27. But with a grimace she banished her compunctions in the thought of its being for the child's good, and hence a duty to society.

  28. Piero made a grimace which was habitual with him when he was spoken to with flattering suavity.

  29. Spini, with a grimace intended to hide a certain shyness in trenching on this speculative ground.

  30. As the door closed behind him she made a little grimace again and then gave a little shrug.

  31. She made a little grimace of comic alarm, but her eye was apprehensive.

  32. I thought his grimace in this concentration came from an effort to reinforce his will against all curiosity on our part.

  33. The sailor made a grimace at me and nodded.

  34. Barry tried to look around, but a pistol at his head warned him not to try it again, and out of a corner of his eye he caught the grimace on Little's face which told of a similar disappointment.

  35. The Barang wallowed through the islet-studded seas in a fashion that brought many a grimace to the skipper's face.

  36. Peggy received the concise report of her messenger with a little grimace which hid a real disappointment.

  37. Then as Peggy frowned at her behind Dorothy's shoulder, she subsided with a grimace of comprehension.

  38. Mary turned up her nose and made a grimace as the Houghtons were named.

  39. In answer to this she merely made a grimace at him.

  40. Behind Simon's back Ugolini, sitting at a large writing desk, rolled his eyes and stretched his mouth in a grimace at her.

  41. D'Ucello smiled at Daoud, a humorless grimace that stretched his thin mustache.

  42. She stretched her mouth in a grimace at the thought of a baby that looked like John.

  43. In a moment the grimace had gone from his face, and while Rod still rested he continued his examination of the camp.

  44. He stood before the fire, stretched one arm then the other, gave a slight grimace of pain, and informed his anxious comrades that he seemed to be as well as ever, except that his arm and side were very sore.

  45. He squeezed it hotly, the woman making a grimace of repugnance as she closed the door.

  46. Carson turned, making a grimace while his back was yet toward Corrigan, but grinning broadly when he faced around.

  47. He made a grimace and was evidently mortified--not at my exclamation, but at the idea that there was no ground for arrest.


  48. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "grimace" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    ache; agonize; anguish; blench; bounce; bump; declaim; face; falter; frown; gloom; glower; grimace; ham; hurt; jar; jerk; jolt; jostle; lour; lower; milk; mouth; mouthing; mug; pound; pout; quake; quaver; quiver; rant; recoil; revolt; roar; scowl; shake; shiver; shock; shoot; shrink; shudder; smart; smirk; snarl; spout; suffer; thrill; throb; tingle; tremble; tremor; twinge; twitch; twitter; wince; wobble; writhe