How to Use face-palm in a Sentence

face-palm

verb
  • In mid-June, Kanarek texted Barisone that her mother was about to visit, and added a face-palm emoji.
    Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to all the on-field melées that have taken place, the World Cup has also provided some face-palm moments off the field.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
  • The face-palm-worthy prompt injections against AI assistants continue.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The 2025 Broncos suffered their first loss in exactly three months, a 34-20 face-palm defeat.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
  • On a night when the Broncos offense sputtered and Rizzi’s special teams had several face-palm moments, Skinner’s block was the Broncos’ bailout, and the differentiator that underscored a dominating performance on defense.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025

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