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Example sentences for "grimaced"

Lexicographically close words:
grilling; grills; grilse; grim; grimace; grimaces; grimacing; grime; grimed; grimly
  1. That just settled that, he assured himself, and scowled at a passing messenger-boy for having thus hinted, but hastily grimaced as the youngster showed signs of loud displeasure.

  2. He had never met a man who grimaced so politely and so rapidly.

  3. And on it, pale and unreal in the first light of the rising Earth was a naked, human form--a face that grimaced with distorted features.

  4. About him the ape-men leaped and grimaced and made futile animal efforts to tell him of their discovery.

  5. He frowned at her heavily, his black brows meeting, but notwithstanding her avowal of a few minutes before, Daisy only grimaced in return.

  6. He grimaced to himself as he sauntered forth after luncheon to view the damage that had been wrought upon his property.

  7. He grimaced at the ONE WAY stamped on it, then tore it into bits and let the pieces scatter over the floor.

  8. Then she grimaced faintly and dropped down beside him on top of the blanket.

  9. He stared at the door foolishly, swearing at all women; then grimaced and turned back to the chair where his uniform still lay.

  10. Then he grimaced and shoved the open can back in its case.

  11. A hubbub sounded outside, and Trench grimaced as a police whistle sounded, and a Municipal cop ran by.

  12. The tone was half inquiring, and Overton grimaced and smiled.

  13. Oh, no," and he grimaced in a sardonic way.

  14. Archibald Compton grimaced and pulled himself to his feet.

  15. Well said," he approved his father impudently; with lifted eyebrows he grimaced at Sard.

  16. The lawyer half grimaced at the possibilities of Sard's awakening and disappointment.

  17. He remembered his father's injunction to take it easy at first, and grimaced wrily.

  18. You didn't get it from me, that's for sure," his father grimaced ruefully.

  19. He grimaced as he realized the SS had left it strictly up to him to discover who those "interesting people" were.

  20. I can't keep my eyes away from that face, and my hands are aching to follow the same route, sir," grimaced Dalzell.

  21. If my voice on the bridge is anything like the voice I develop in Recreation Hall," grimaced Dalzell, "it'll start a mutiny right then and there.

  22. Oh, I'll get Darrin out of here," grimaced Brimmer.

  23. He grimaced and plied his strength to the two small aluminum oars.

  24. He grimaced and caught the line Hans was tossing to him.

  25. Problem was--he grimaced at the realization--there wasn't a heck of a lot left to brush.

  26. He grimaced to think how his country had been brought to today's humiliating state of affairs, reduced to bargaining with foreigners like Arabs in a medina.

  27. He grimaced at sight of the rusted flues and the steam-pipes connecting with the dynamo-room-pipes now denuded of their asbestos packing and leaky at several joints.

  28. You don't seem to love Mr. Rhinds very noticeably," grimaced the naval officer.

  29. It'll mix up Mr. Seaton and Hepton all right," grimaced Joe Dawson.

  30. Help yourself to a little of my time, then, sir," grimaced the freighter's captain.

  31. There came an exclamation from Jules, while he grimaced at Henri.

  32. Indeed, he had no energy left with which to make any sort of an effort; he just gaped, smiled, and certainly grimaced at that crawling figure.

  33. Evelyn looked appealingly at her husband, who grimaced and shrugged slightly.

  34. Latham grimaced and was raising a deprecating hand when she caught it impulsively.

  35. Everybody laughed except Lysander, who only grimaced a little to disguise his chagrin.

  36. Si'Wren grimaced wryly to herself, although she would never have dared to do so openly where she could be seen, at the perceived justice of their plight under the persecutions of the flies and mosquitoes they openly swatted at.

  37. Gazing skeptically down upon her from within the deep folds of his hooded robe, Borla grimaced at her distastefully and said, as from a great height, "It seems this rebellious slave has lost her manners, Highness.

  38. To make a fellow eat these herbs after drinking the brew from them is what I call rubbing it in," grimaced Reade.

  39. Mrs. 'Ill and Jellies grimaced and spat the dust out of their mouths as they swept the walls.

  40. One of the children, a thin little girl in a blue dress, turned around and grimaced at Mrs. Babcock; another pulled Lois' dress.

  41. Good enough for me, I suppose," grimaced Greg, seating himself once more when he had cleaned his mouth fairly well.

  42. I guess he'll be good, for one game at least," grimaced Dick as he turned to his teammates.

  43. He grasped one of Oncle Jazon's greasy hands and gave it such a squeeze that the old fellow grimaced painfully.

  44. Clark looked inquiringly at him, while the old fellow grimaced and rubbed his shrunken chin.

  45. He glanced about with furtive, shifty eyes, grimaced and winked, after the manner of an animal just waking from a lazy nap.

  46. Cochrane grimaced and told Babs to make a note to talk to Holden.

  47. But he grimaced and held himself awake to contemplate the unpretty spectacle of himself and his actions.

  48. Morely grimaced and eased the wheel left a little.

  49. He grimaced at his vague reflection in the screen before him, and spoke aloud.

  50. The guard turned to the man, who grimaced a little with pain as he slowly put a hand in his pocket.

  51. Kirk grimaced and DeVore saw a faint image of a tyrannosaur, which reared up, jaws agape.


  52. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "grimaced" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.