make a face
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Almost instantly, you might wince, make a face, or even pull your own hand away.
From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025
Because they'll say it and they get very excited, and then I make a face like what are you talking about?
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2023
“Roots, garlic, cayenne pepper, and Bowe would drink it and make a face like a man who’s taking his first drink of liquor. “
From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2017
If several edges and circles come together to make a face, you don’t care exactly where the face is found in the visual field; you just care that it’s a face.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2016
“You look like Aubrey,” you tell me, and I make a face.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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