grin
verb (used without object)
to smile broadly, especially as an indication of pleasure, amusement, or the like.
Example Sentences
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"We're ready for the fight" is the Telegraph's headline, accompanied by a photo of a grinning Badenoch alongside her husband Hamish.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I’m optimistic,” Hunt said, grinning as he prepped for his next leg.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Jumping down from her uncle's shoulders, seven-year-old Dona ran grinning to her mother after Pope Leo XIV waved at her on his way past on a famed Paris avenue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The storyline is inscrutable, but Walters displays real range, gazing forlornly in the rain, hurling dishes at a wall, grinning and giving high-fives when a family takes him bowling.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
She was holding a piece of paper in her hand and grinning from ear to ear.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
