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How to use grimace in a sentence

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Adam's mouth was twisted into something between a smile and a grimace of pain.
In the dim light of the tent his bony features reflected Leah's sallow grimace, Ksandra's pinched cheeks.
He forcefully turned her arm over, and slowly a grimace spread over his face.
His lips thinned into a grimace, but she knew he would not be forsworn to his word.
His face, through the visor, was contorted in a weird grimace of glee as he brought the club down.
Her father's thin lips twisted into a grimace of such severity that they all but vanished from existence.
Regan attempted a smirk, but had to settle for a grimace when the effort made his face flare in pain again.
Ty had already grunted and sunk down, clutching at the arrow in her shoulder with a grimace of pain.
He met my gaze, and his lips curled back in a grimace more sneer than snarl.
On the other hand, I've had patients hobble in with a grimace and tell me their pain level is a two.
Ian listened for a few seconds, his bland smile twisting slowly into an exaggerated grimace.
Her stiff expression broke into a smile that seemed more like a grimace to Shamus.
A sharp pain scored the back of his throat, and he swallowed with a small grimace.
There was a slight grimace upon his face but the grimace wasn't that of physical pain.
Lisa tried to smile at his worried expression, but it came out as a grimace.
He quickly wiped his finger onto his black apron with a grimace and leaned on the counter, smiling sweetly to her.
I felt my lips tighten in a rictus that was closer to a grimace than a smile.
Mastering his distaste with a grimace, he has to do a shady business deal with an expatriate Cockney superlad played by Ray Winstone.
I barely had time to parry her first blow with the shield before she was coming around again, sword raised and teeth bared in a white grimace.
I open the fridge and grimace at the stench from a bowl of tuna and sweetcorn, which Adrian has left uncovered for three days.
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Examples from Classical Literature
She must know how to sew a button on properly, Helen made a grimace, to tie a square knot and to do several other things.
He grinned at Scorio, but the grin was lopsided, more like a sneering grimace.
He took a pull at the tumbler of bicarbonate and made an involuntary grimace.
The uglier the contortion and more frightful the grimace, the louder they laughed.
The glass was a poor one, and randys reflection appeared to be making a most unpleasant grimace at the real girl standing there.
He seemed to be making comparisons in his mind as his lips formed a grimace.
The count made a significant grimace, and executed something very like a wink, and the attache nodded significantly.
The lancer made the pleased grimace of Cartouche when praised for his probity.
Other orts and ends of rabble made up the procession, which with antic and grimace marched about the village and neighbourhood.
Passepartout, who had now rejoined his master, made a wry grimace, as he thought of his magnificent, but too frail Indian shoes.
Only his lips moved slightly, as if he were making a grimace.
With a final scream of jungle invective and an apelike grimace at his departing foe, Tarzan continued along his way.
But the others made a grimace, as they banged down their irons.
It had become a grimace that creased every wrinkle into prominence.
Of course,' replied the uncle, with a hardly suppressed grimace, resulting from his deep aversion to both the proposed visitors.
The Dictaphone couldn't record the grimace that jerked his lips.
Paklin made a sad grimace, and pointed to his scraggy, crippled legs.
The baby made a grimace at him which was hideous but lovely.
Tubby made a grimace, and then seemed to be ashamed of his selfishness.
Rathburn saw Lamy put a hand to his face and make a grimace.
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