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Example sentences for "grins"

Lexicographically close words:
grindstones; gringo; gringos; grinned; grinning; grip; gripe; griped; gripes; griping
  1. I don't want none of his grins or hat-techin's.

  2. He was reluctant to go on, but the broad grins with which some colored men who were working about the place regarded him, drove him forward, in spite of his embarrassment.

  3. She suddenly melted, and came overflowing back into the room, her smiles and grins and nods trickling everywhere under the genial warmth of this new friendliness.

  4. Illustration: They were examining his clothes with grins of delight (p.

  5. They were examining his clothes with grins of delight.

  6. Black Cloud grins scornful at this; he allows that no sport can make his white pony go lame.

  7. This Silver Phil makes no response, but sort o' grins plenty ghastly, while his breath comes quick.

  8. Turning, George beheld himself the target of covert grins from the others, who evidently were familiar with Many Drunks' linguistic attainments.

  9. While the marshal, in some trepidation, regained his grip on the prisoner's arm, the crowd of performers looked at the picture with broad grins on their faces.

  10. No one appeared to notice him, further than to offer a curt nod or to exchange sly grins with the others.

  11. Our chief and always dominating impression was of their grins and smiles.

  12. The more we pray, the more he swears, And grins to see us hang our ears.

  13. Adamo grins and shows two rows of white teeth.

  14. I only grins sheepish and slides out as soon as I can.

  15. But Mr. Robert only grins and motions me to be on my way.

  16. He just grins at that; but goes on into the office without makin' a single pass at me.

  17. All men are liars, and "the Ultimate Futility" grins horribly from its mask.

  18. He grins at things which tickle a child's fancy, and he grins at things which make the ordinary man feel very sick inside.

  19. As for the men stationed in the trench behind, and those in the earthwork for which they were making, they watched the little scene with grins of amusement and delight.

  20. It was with grins of delight and many an exclamation that his comrades listened to the tale, a narrative soon passed on by Alfonso to their following.

  21. Wide and mocking grins followed him until he was hidden from sight, the expressions on the faces of Williams and his nephew transcending the others.

  22. He slyly exchanged grins with Murphy and kept on pushing.

  23. Tex leaned carelessly against the bar, grinned and frankly recounted the affair, and before he had finished the narrative, answering grins appeared here and there among his audience.

  24. Thad and Hugh were trying hard to keep from exhibiting broad grins on their faces; though, for that matter, neither of those simple, guileless souls would have suspected the least thing had the boys laughed outright in their happiness.

  25. Boys turned to look at one another aghast, and the grins on their faces assumed a sickly yellow hue.

  26. At the sight of them one of his accustomed grins came over his face, now rough again with a three days' growth of gray beard.

  27. He only grins kind of foolish, sticks his chin out, and saws his neck against his high collar, like a cow usin' a scratchin' post.

  28. Quinn, he gives me one of them batty grins of his and spreads out his hand.

  29. He grins when he sees me, but when I puts it up to him about callin' in the loose lens for over night his jaw drops.

  30. He don't make any reply to that, just grins a little wider; so I gives him a new deal.

  31. They couldn't have been better matched if they'd been a pair of socks, and the faces of 'em was all grins and mischief.

  32. Mr. Shuffer grins too, as he swaps grips with Wilbur.

  33. He only grins and looks kind of sheepish.

  34. A foolish grinning fellow, one who grins without reason.

  35. He grins like a Cheshire cat; said of anyone who shews his teeth and gums in laughing.

  36. He grins like a basket of chips: a saying of one who is on the broad grin.

  37. Jossy, master of eighty thousand a year, grins as he examines his hat brim.

  38. Young Golderly grins again; this girl is like a breath of fresh country air blowing across the moorlands.

  39. The outlaws started and their expectant grins died out.

  40. He reared like wild Bucephalus, His fangs like spears in him uprose, Even to the town Jane's flitting gown He grins on as she goes, He grins on as she goes.

  41. When dey gets home young Seeunkie grins at his mammy, but Oom Ratel he goes out agen on business.

  42. So he yust grins like he is mighty astonish', an' rubs his ribses like dey's sore as billy-o.

  43. At this exchange of views Cherokee softly grins like a sharp who can see his way through.

  44. I merely remembers that he steals the bluff from old Jim Bridger, grins an' lets it go at that.

  45. While he's thinkin' this he grins that patronizin' it'd set your teeth on edge.


  46. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "grins" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.