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Example sentences for "grin"

Lexicographically close words:
grimme; grimmer; grimmest; grimness; grimy; grind; grinde; grinded; grinder; grinders
  1. For all its apprehensiveness, a sickly grin ran round the group.

  2. And a dazzling stripe of white leaped in a broad grin across the speaker's face--while all the other boys tittered.

  3. It was a grin that wreathed Masten's lips--a shallow, forced one.

  4. Glancing at him furtively, she saw that the grin was still on his face and that he was watching her narrowly.

  5. And then out of the tail of his eye he saw Uncle Jepson winking violent applause at him, and a broad grin suffused his face.

  6. He grinned at her--the grin of a grown boy at his grandmother.

  7. He stopped before her, and his grin broadened.

  8. He flashed a smile at Aunt Martha; it broadened as he met Uncle Jepson's eyes; it turned to a grin of derision as he looked at Masten.

  9. Grin like you'd just discovered that I'm your rich uncle come from Frisco with a platter full of gold nuggets which I'm set on you spendin' for white shirts.

  10. There was a broad grin on Uncle Jepson's face.

  11. Her thoughts ceased, however, when she saw Chavis grin at her, mockingly.

  12. Randerson turned, a mild grin on his face.

  13. A few minutes later Randerson loped Patches toward her, coiling his rope, a grin on his face.

  14. His answer was a leering grin that made his face hideous.

  15. Our idea in running you down was to get a neat little ransom, Linda," he repeated, with the same triumphant grin which she had grown to loathe.

  16. With a grin the man disappeared to consult some one in the hangar, and Linda went ahead with the examination.

  17. That night I made an attempt upon Lischen, saluting her with a yell and a grin which frightened her almost out of her wits; and when anybody came I was raving.

  18. Thady, the valet, proposed to accompany his young master and the young lady; and the coachman, who had a friend seemingly drunk by his side on the box, with a grin told Thady to get up behind.

  19. Whereas, if you suffer him to die,' he added with a grin and a whisper, 'every man on the estate will fall down and worship you.

  20. He swung his great burly form, and looked up at the window with a grin which made Madam tremble and shrink back.

  21. The Church is the manufactory of those pearls," said the priest, with something between a grin and a sneer.

  22. Something like a faint grin widened the mouths of Henri and Babette at this statement made with so much distressed fervour by their angry mother,--but the Cardinal did not smile.

  23. He rapidly overcame whatever emotion moved him, however, and stretched his thin mouth in a would- be amiable grin at the observant Henri.

  24. In conclusion the gallant sheik drew a long breath, screwed his face into a simpering grin and played his trump card in unmistakable English.

  25. There was a diabolical grin on the face of the Arab, who was about to shout back some defiant taunt when the unexpected happened.

  26. Then she laughed unrestrainedly, and the faintest shadow of a grin stole over the man's face.

  27. To him the grin indicated friendship and encouragement.

  28. He looked at Margaret and grinned--the grin of compromise.

  29. She paused, broom in hand, and looked in rather a bewildered manner at the short stout figure standing in the doorway, with bare red arms akimbo, and the broadest grin on her coarse but not unkindly face.

  30. The groom touched his hat, took the money and the letters, and walked off, indulging in a grin when his face was turned away from the occupants of the carriage.

  31. When the dressings were over and his courage was restored the screen was removed from about Billy's cot and he would grin ruefully enough at his nearer neighbors.

  32. But she did not grin when she saw the juniors approaching.

  33. Then Br'er Possum grin and laugh fit to kill hisself.

  34. The very first pass he made, Br'er Possum fetched a grin from ear to ear, and keeled over as if he was dead.

  35. When the roll was called, the little gipsy rose from a corner where he had apparently been huddled up, and showed an abnormally distended grin on his brown face.

  36. And the castellan forcibly raised Raby's head, and looked him in the face with a grin of malicious triumph.

  37. The warrior whom he was about to assail faced him in a crouching posture, both hands resting on his knees, while his ugly countenance was bisected by a tantalizing grin which showed the molars of both jaws.

  38. Several went forward to meet the captives, and the general grin that lighted up the aboriginal countenances seemed to shed a mild sort of sunlight among and under the trees.

  39. To grin with an air of civility; to leer.

  40. A broad grin spread itself across the other's face.

  41. Spike's grin showed that the idea had been well received.

  42. As for Spennie, the brilliance of his happy grin dazzled all beholders.

  43. Then a grin overspread his face as Norman reappeared with two loaded guns, one of which he handed to Tim, Rifle having meanwhile armed himself with an axe, from where it hung just inside the door.

  44. Just before dark he walked back into camp with a bark bag hanging from his spear, and a pleasant grin upon his face.

  45. He had dodged a wet sheet and had the old woman by the hand now, her face in a broad grin at sight of him.

  46. Had his grin been half an inch wider his ears would have dropped off.

  47. The grin died on the rich curves of his face, and he added: "Haven't you attorneys invented a way yet of dodging this damned income tax?

  48. The Harvester grinned a queer little twist of a grin that pulled and distorted his strained face.

  49. So the Harvester's eyes were dancing with fun and a wry grin twisted his lips as he clambered over the banks of the recently dredged river, and looked at its pitiful condition and straight, muddy flow.

  50. A diabolical grin crossed the face of the Harvester, and he took heart.

  51. His face lit up with a broad grin as he saw them approaching.

  52. There was a knowing grin on Laurie's face as he said this, but Lucile, who had turned to her work, did not notice it.

  53. After that his large mouth spread apart in a broad grin as he chuckled: "Pretty good.

  54. He paused for a moment or two, to make sure that there was no regular chop-chop at the end of the rails, and with a grin of satisfaction he walked quickly to the spot where he had seen the convict at work.

  55. Brookes gave a ghastly grin and cocked his gun.

  56. I don't see anything to grin at," growled Brookes.

  57. To reform which, if our Moderns would lay aside the malicious Grin and drolling Sneer, the Passions and Prejudices to Persons and Circumstances, we should have better Poems, and juster Criticisms.

  58. Or let thy Satyr grin with half a Smile, And jeer in Easy Etherege's Style.

  59. Immediately a small financial transaction passed between Broussard and Kettle, accompanied with the usual wink from Broussard and grin from Kettle.

  60. Alice thought the Cheshire Cat's grin expanded slightly as the Hatter spoke, but she was not sure, although he most assuredly did wink at her.

  61. Ghosts and skeletons perch up there after dark and grin and rattle their bones at you.


  62. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "grin" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    beam; fleer; grin; grinning; laugh; simper; smile; smiling; smirk; sneer