Example Sentences

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Harry Styles – charming, a grinner – was best placed to succeed on his own.

From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2017

Number tenner, and a grinner, a bleep bloop blinner, that's not a word but I'm a beginner, not like Patty, Patty's a winner, wih-winner.

From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds

Or, to accommodate it to the capacity of the combatants, The frightfull’st grinner Be the winner.

From Essays and Tales by Morley, Henry

“Haw, haw!” jeered the grinner, across the table.

From The Bath Road History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway by Harper, Charles G. (Charles George)

Of course a fresh paper was used for each, and wide indeed was the grin when the grinner realized the absurdity of having his smile measured!

From Marjorie's New Friend by Wells, Carolyn