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
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'face-palm.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated:
