Example Sentences
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On a recent day off from making lattes and Frappuccinos, Starbucks barista Bridget Baron came into work to do something the company usually frowns upon: posting an on-the-job TikTok.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
“I do from time to time get frowns and stares and questioning looks which is quite disconcerting…but they’ll let me go about my business.”
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024
And generally, the law frowns on making a person’s status—rather than their actions—the basis of a crime or a lawsuit.
From Slate • May 13, 2024
Others dressed as mimes with frowns painted on their faces.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024
He frowns and turns to Emilika, says something in German, then switches to a very broken Polish.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
