How to Use grimace in a Sentence

grimace

1 of 2 noun

• The patient made a painful grimace as the doctor examined his wound.
• Next came the puh and guh with its grunts and grimaces.
  — Elizabeth Engelman, New York Times, 26 May 2017
• In the fourth, a pair of straight rights to the face made Kozin grimace.
  — New York Times, 6 Feb. 2022
• His eyes were open but blank, and his mouth was frozen in a grimace.
  — Kate White, Cosmopolitan, 3 Mar. 2010
• Dietrich fell to the ground with a grimace on his face.
  — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 17 July 2019
• Her grin is wide but in flashes looks more like a grimace.
  — Alice Gregory, The New Yorker, 19 May 2018
• Both teams slipped off into a rainy night with glares and grimaces.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
• Tiger clearly was in pain, a grimace frozen on his face.
  — USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2022
• People cry and laugh as the miles pass, along with some grimaces from the cramps and blisters.
  — Jason Nark, Philly.com, 13 July 2017
• Many in the room nodded, their smiles turning to grimaces.
  — Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2019
• Noah stands in the backyard, saw at his side, a slight grimace on his face.
  — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 9 Feb. 2018
• The secret is to look for the non-verbals — a smile, a frown, a grimace.
  — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 21 May 2021
• And rather than a grimace and stiff hello, there were smiles and warm words of greeting.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
• Her expression is a cross between a smile and a grimace.
  — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 8 Feb. 2023
• Millman's grimace and a shake of the head as the pair walked to embrace each other told the whole story.
  — Matias Grez, CNN, 24 Jan. 2020
• Through some tragedy of symmetry, a half smile can look, in fact, like a grimace.
  — Sarah Ruhl, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2021
• A grimace took over the face of the Nuggets forward, the searing pain evident with each step.
  — Nick Kosmider, The Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2017
• This game had quarterback play that could make a viewer grimace.
  — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2022
• Gruden stood at the podium with a familiar grimace and his black cap pulled low over his eyes.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2021
• The pair have their own shorthand, expressed through a concerned look, grimace or grin.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Feb. 2021
• Babies in the womb smile over carrots, grimace at kale, new fetus study finds.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2022
• His face was too badly maimed to even arrange itself into a grimace of pain.
  — Lindsey Fitzharris, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2022
• With a grimace, the bug-holder slips the corpse into a plastic ziplock back, and sticks it in the freezer.
  — Tarpley Hitt, Philly.com, 9 Aug. 2017
• In the trailer, Black Bolt grimaces, causing a car to fly into the air.
  — Brooke Metz, USA TODAY, 29 June 2017
• But the sixth-year veteran expressed his feelings with a grin, not a grimace.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 19 Aug. 2020
• As in those films, his characters have far more occasion to grimace and wince than laugh and smile.
  — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 16 Aug. 2020
• Like, the depths to hold down half a glass of (probably real) whiskey with hardly a grimace?
  — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 21 July 2017
• Mirrielees said with a grimace, offering me a high five.
  — Tim Rohan, SI.com, 13 Sep. 2017
• Suddenly, the right side of his face crinkled in a lopsided grimace.
  — New York Times, 12 Jan. 2021
• Those who smartly roll their eyes or grimace can be handed some of your non-candy corn candy.
  — Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 30 Oct. 2019

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grimace

2 of 2 verb

• My heart goes out to all who have to grin and bear it, or grimace and bear it.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 June 2022
• Neymar grimaced from the pain and covered his face with his hands.
  — Chris Chavez, SI.com, 25 Feb. 2018
• Youzhny stayed down for a few moments, then grimaced and limped around for the rest of that game.
  — Howard Fendrich, chicagotribune.com, 31 Aug. 2017
• Bergdahl appeared tense, grimaced and clenched his jaw.
  — idahostatesman, 3 Nov. 2017
• The thought of Daytona’s orange beaches caused a few to grimace.
  — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022
• Adding grimacing eyes and a toothy smile can make your pumpkin a spooky addition to your home.
  — Mali Anderson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2017
• With two outs and the bases empty, Misterek took a pitch to the kneecap that sent him to the dirt grimacing.
  — Anthony Ciardelli, latimes.com, 15 June 2019
• Davis grabbed at his head grimacing before going to the locker room.
  — Janie McCauley, ajc, 11 May 2023
• Matthew doesn’t speak but can grimace, shrug, grunt, nod, or frown.
  — Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
• During one performance two female dancers threw old shoes around the stage and grimaced in agony.
  — Clair MacDougall, Quartz Africa, 3 Feb. 2020
• Steer grimaced while walking around for a few seconds, then waved a trainer onto the field.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2023
• On the sideline, Vargas limped to the bench, readjusted his knee brace and grimaced.
  — Ben Baskin, SI.com, 4 Apr. 2018
• Federiko spent the rest of the game on a stationary bike, often grimacing in pain.
  — Steve Reed, ajc, 19 Mar. 2023
• An eerie echo came over the arena as Ellis grimaced on all fours and later headed straight to the locker room.
  — Tyler Horka, SI.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• Slot machines spun and rang, blackjack players high-fived and grimaced.
  — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Oct. 2019
• My dad grimaced during our team’s first game, wiping his twitchy eyes with a bandana.
  — Teresa Strasser, Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2023
• Advertisement Aguayo grimaced in pain, rolled up his pant leg and showed me a scar from knee surgery.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023
• Thompson lay grimacing in pain then went to the locker room with what was called a bruised left leg that needed re-taping.
  — Janie McCauley, courant.com, 1 June 2018
• Prado grimaced several strides before the bag and came up limping.
  — Clark Spencer, miamiherald, 25 May 2018
• The company strode, marched and grimaced with conviction.
  — Allan Ulrich, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 May 2018
• Altuve could be seen grimacing and holding his wrist as medical staff walked him back to the clubhouse.
  — Matthew Kitchen, Chron, 18 Mar. 2023
• Trask grimaced in pain and put his hands over his face while being examined on the field by athletic trainers.
  — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Oct. 2019
• Looney remained in the game for a while, but was grimacing on the court and eventually took to the Warriors’ bench.
  — Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 10 June 2019
• Poe grimaced — clearly insects were worse than lizards, in his opinion.
  — Silvia Foster-Frau, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2018
• That caused lawmakers to grimace in shock, while some responded with boos and angry cries.
  — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
• One of two volunteers, Renee Tyler grimaces as she gets hit by a taser.
  — Linda Gandee/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 12 Mar. 2018
• Evans grimaced in pain as UC medical personnel rushed to his side, and he was helped off the court.
  — Tom Groeschen, Cincinnati.com, 1 Mar. 2018
• The singer downed a good half of it, grimaced (relatable), then passed the rest off to her guitarist, who finished it with a mighty swig.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
• And of course there will be a scene where Will, grimacing, will pull out a piece of jagged metal that has become embedded in his flesh.
  — Michael O’Sullivan, kansascity, 12 July 2018
• There were a few panhandlers, a grimacing old man curled up on a stone bench and a couple of guys who were either exhausted, high or drunk.
  — Greg Jefferson, ExpressNews.com, 20 Mar. 2020

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