Example Sentences

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The local Chelsea News ran a full-page print ad showing Bores scowling next to the phrase: “ICE ICE BORES.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The shouts — a husky voice with a Southern surf bro twang — echoed in the dojo as a 4-year-old blond boy with a headband reading “Lil’ Dragon” punched up at a scowling mannequin.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

In September, Japan's Nintendo marked four decades since the release of the first "Super Mario Bros." game with its platforms, pipes and scowling enemies.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Combative and scowling, a news conference after a semi-final win in the Champions Trophy in March became a 20-minute argument.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

Celia suspects he is scowling despite the admission, though it is too dark to tell.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern