Example Sentences

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Mourinho is smirking, United are fuming, but they’ve paid for too many fouls.

From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2017

He is smirking shyly as he lifts himself to his feet.

From The Guardian • Mar. 1, 2017

It’s hard to tell if Dulli is smirking on the phone, but the band’s recent shows suggest the Whigs are in top form after a decade-long hiatus.

From Chicago Tribune • Oct. 24, 2012

Sir Basil's distinguished counsel, Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett, K. C. B., then arose and demanded that the bobby who had accused his client be ejected from the room "because he is smirking and making grimaces."

From Time Magazine Archive

Theo is spitting seeds at Kareem, and Luis is smirking, but I don’t say anything.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner