How to Use frown in a Sentence

frown

1 of 2 verb

• She was frowning when she entered the room, so I knew that she was annoyed about something.
• That sort of thing is frowned on by the powers that be, of course.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 9 Feb. 2020
• Good to know: Twinkie purists may frown, but that’s OK.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 22 Sep. 2022
• Yet nothing can seem to turn the Sanders frown upside down.
  — James Freeman, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2020
• But frown with your co-workers and clients and bosses, not at them.
  — Liana Finck, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2023
• In much of the world, this sort of gathering would be frowned upon or even banned.
  — The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Apr. 2020
• That choice may be harder in the grocery scenario, and a court may frown on that, Honig said.
  — Jason Hanna, CNN, 15 Aug. 2020
• Smith sat in the first row, not far from Trump, who at times frowned and looked down at the floor, but never looked back at Smith.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 16 June 2023
• Haley scrunched up her nose and frowned to demonstrate.
  — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 18 Feb. 2023
• Showiness of that kind is not only frowned upon in the age of New Old Money.
  — Guy Trebay, New York Times, 22 July 2023
• Once upon a time, the Republican base would have frowned at it, for sure.
  — Gabriel N. Rosenberg, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
• Paint did not get off to such a good start in the New World, where the Puritans frowned on ostentation.
  — Adam Seessel, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2019
• The answer is no, the person can really frown like with their eyebrows in their dream.
  — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022
• Some cultures even frown on eating with your hands in public.
  — Jonathan Coopersmith, Quartzy, 14 Sep. 2019
• But now, with no coach and a stunned program, voters who have the final say on the final four teams are likely to frown and pass.
  — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2021
• But maybe the universe frowned upon my even posing the question (as did many readers).
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
• One face had Xs for eyes, while the second was frowning and had straight lines for eyes, the station reported.
  — Chad Arnold, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2020
• And no Browns fan would cheer a Super Bowl berth and then frown if the starting quarterback isn’t Mayfield.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 21 Oct. 2020
• The vibe of the place permits a LBD or dinner jacket, but doesn't frown on casual, either.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2019
• Another shortcoming some people will frown at is the fact that the s9+ doesn’t have a mop feature.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 31 Mar. 2022
• The evening aperitif is also frowned upon; bars close at 6 p.m.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 10 Mar. 2020
• For almost two decades, Sergei Lavrov has been the frowning face of Russian diplomacy.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
• The amount was frowned upon by toll opponents who pressured local politicians to block the project.
  — John Sharp | [e-mail], al, 29 Aug. 2019
• While the glaceirs of ignorance icily frown, This soveriegn rule warms, like a thick iederdown.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
• In effect, tanking to build a team for the future is frowned upon but permitted.
  — Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 15 Apr. 2023
• And while that type of sentiment might be frowned upon, it is protected speech under the First Amendment in the US.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 4 Apr. 2023
• Just as designers frown upon all square furniture in a room, all round is just as big a faux pas.
  — Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
• The photo included a blue octopus that had a frowning face and was sitting on one of the activists’ legs.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
• The actress Emily Osment’s frowning face greeted me in my fake living room while a crew of more than 100 milled about.
  — Helene Stapinski, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2019
• Then Souza drove by a lumberyard, and everyone frowned.
  — Elizabeth Barber, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2020

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frown

2 of 2 noun

• The crowd cheered, and the singer turned around, a slight frown on his face.
  — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, 17 Aug. 2017
• This is Eisenberg, after all, the doyen of the flinch and the frown.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 12 July 2019
• The other is a frown, with what looks like straight lines for eyes.
  — Katherine Timpf, National Review, 28 Feb. 2020
• But there were more smiles than frowns after the round, no rage to speak of.
  — Steve Dimeglio, USA TODAY, 3 May 2018
• The scar where my left nipple used to be is shaped like a long frown.
  — Sascha Cohen, SELF, 17 May 2018
• The secret is to look for the non-verbals — a smile, a frown, a grimace.
  — Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 21 May 2021
• His first glance was the frown of the man; the second was the bland and sickly smile of the demagogue.
  — Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
• Some joke about it; some frown and don’t want to discuss it.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020
• Laura Dern plays Ethel the nag, the starter wife who enters frown first.
  — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2017
• Birch, in shorts and a T-shirt, listened with a quizzical frown.
  — Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2023
• Your boss wears a frown and uses a certain tone of voice.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022
• The corners of his mouth turned down, not as a frown, but as if holding back tears.
  — Wired, 5 Sep. 2019
• Those who knew it wasn’t coming down spread the good news to anyone who came with a frown.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2021
• If a woman gets 10 units of Botox, a man will get two units just to get rid of the central frown line.
  — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2018
• At the sight of the first Beijing frown, the NBA quickly rolled over and begged for forgiveness.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2019
• There is sure to be something on this list that can turn any frown upside down.
  — Teen Vogue, 3 May 2019
• Victor Melling: Smilers wear a crown, losers wear a frown.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 June 2023
• Music can soothe the savage child, and turn frowns upside down.
  — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 25 Aug. 2023
• The girls forget a smize and go straight for a frown in the pictures, and keep that attitude throughout the whole meal.
  — Mariah Smith, The Cut, 11 Sep. 2017
• Photos show a sullen-looking Trump standing next to the queen, hands at his side, a frown on his face.
  — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 4 June 2019
• Michelle Williams plays Lizzy in a wavy mop of brown hair, with a slight frown, so that her whole demeanor seems repressed and a bit frumpy.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 May 2022
• Bill Russell dipped down his newspaper and looked me over with a frown.
  — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022
• Wide Shut on the TV brings a smile to the face of any weed aficionado (and a frown to every film connoisseur).
  — Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
• Your boss doesn't respond to a text, a colleague wears a frown and uses a certain tone of voice.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 4 Apr. 2021
• The first couple months of 2018 have given Coyne reason to turn his frown upside down.
  — Jim Ayello, USA TODAY Sports, 4 Mar. 2018
• Rock went best with a frown or a scowl: serious business.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 6 Oct. 2020
• But usually, the only outward sign is a frown on my face, and maybe my grumpy mood.
  — Ben Mattlin, CNN, 16 Oct. 2022
• Next, tilt your head downward, so your eyebrows look nice and V-like, like the ? emoji but without the frown.
  — Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work, 15 July 2019
• Research also shows that dogs and horses prefer a smile to a frown.
  — Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2018
• Both sides’ beefs are enough to paint a frown on the face of the perpetually beaming Jack in the Box pitchman clown.
  — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, 26 Mar. 2020

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