How to Use smirk in a Sentence

smirk

1 of 2 noun

• Saul's Bob Odenkirk gives a cool guy pose and a light smirk.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2023
• The sign-and-trade deal with the Bulls was greeted with either a shrug or a smirk.
  — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 2 Apr. 2022
• Then laughs from the back of the room while Paul sat with his hat on backward, chin up and a slight smirk.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2023
• In the shot, Hemsworth — dressed in a baseball cap, tank top and shorts — stood back and watched the scene with a smirk on his face.
  — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
• This adds bounce, and a smirk, to the romantic broodiness of the chords and melody.
  — Delia Casadei, The Conversation, 31 May 2023
• Off on the side, her sister, Princess Margaret, gives a small smirk.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
• That grin is a smirk, a freeze-frame guffaw, and a snicker of contempt all at the same time.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2022
• Her face is impassive, with the slightest hint of a smirk.
  — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 18 Feb. 2022
• Suddenly, the lights went out and we were left with the image of his haunting smirk.
  — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
• The picture shows the actress posing on a boat with a playful smirk on her face.
  — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
• Without raising his head, his eyes glanced up from his desk, and a slight smirk came from the corner of his mouth.
  — Amiee Ball, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
• The other thing the retelling of the Sullivan Legend always gets wrong is my smirk.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2021
• There might have been a smirk and own-the-libs wink when Carlson made such egregiously over-the-top remarks.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2023
• Reese gave a knowing smirk as a wave of quiet snickers carried across the room.
  — Kara Voght, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
• My go-to strategy to keep from breaking is to allow the smirk to happen.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2022
• Anthony’s friend David had ridden up on his bike with a smirk on his face.
  — Evan Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2021
• In the other snaps, Miles is seen checking out his hair and baby Wren gives a heart-melting smirk to the camera.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 July 2023
• Our last glimpse of him is at a bar, sipping a Martini, with a scar on his forehead and a faint smirk on his face.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2023
• Even when telling his darkest jokes, Jeselnik wears a wry smirk and sounds almost bored, which is part of why the jokes work.
  — Brad Locke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2023
• The Buzz has a face, too, but its eyes, hard and angular, look angry, as if beneath a furrowed brow, and its smile is a smirk.
  — Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
• On the whole, however, the humor is more bemused smirk than belly laugh.
  — Katie Rife, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022
• In the picture, the actress is standing up on a boat holding her hand against her forehead and giving the camera a smirk.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
• Kai tapped the side of his head and gave me a conspiratorial smirk—this was some kind of secret weapon.
  — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
• In her yearbook photo, she’s turned away from the camera, looking back at the lens with a smirk, her dark hair cut into a flapper bob.
  — Amit Katwala, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2023
• In the selfie, Peters, 36, was talking on the phone and gave the camera a deadpan look while Pascal made a squinty-eyed face and wore a slight smirk on his lips.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
• Music producer Mike Dean (who plays himself), watches with a smirk, and so does the camera.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
• Wearing a confident smirk, Chen avenged his poor short program from four years ago at the Pyeongchang Games in the biggest way possible.
  — Bernie Wilson, courant.com, 8 Feb. 2022
• With his wry smirk and dry wit, Oliver on Sunday may have brought these calls roaring back to life merely by choosing to zero in on Thomas.
  — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
• Piercing through the camera lens are his pensive, chocolate brown eyes and seductive smirk.
  — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2023
• Think of him on Hot 97 with a straight face, occasionally a prankish smirk, pushing a theory that Ray J is a pivotal influence on all of Black culture.
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 16 Feb. 2024

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smirk

2 of 2 verb

• She tried not to smirk when they announced the winner.
• The camera then panned to the actress, who smirked and shrugged.
  — Jolene Latimer, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
• The weapon is held next to the teen's prom date in a black suit and pink tie, who smirks at the camera.
  — Monique O. Madan, miamiherald, 22 Apr. 2018
• Sue smirks at her friend/lover’s handsomeness and joins in on the scheme.
  — Kristin Vartan, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2019
• When Sharikas smirked in court and denied stabbing the victim, the judge upped it to life.
  — Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2017
• And the other guys are just kind of smirking and making ...
  — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
• Once the singing subsided, Trump gripped the podium and smirked.
  — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 14 June 2023
• Her skin was a cocoa shade, and her luscious, dark curls framed the light smirk on her face.
  — Hayley Folk, refinery29.com, 20 June 2021
• In the shot, Culkin and Cameron sit next to each other and cheekily smirk at the camera.
  — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 11 Mar. 2022
• Amma seems to spot Camille and smirks at her before closing the door.
  — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 23 July 2018
• The image shows the Duke of Cambridge smirking in a white button down shirt and navy suit.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Nov. 2018
• With those small, platinum-blonde strands in the front and that slight smirk on her face, Hough almost looks like her twin.
  — Allure, 1 July 2021
• At the time, Styles claimed not to know her while smirking at someone off-camera.
  — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023
• Otherwise, spends most of the show smirking on the backline.
  — Fu Goto, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2023
• His cousin Michael smirked at him before pulling his own helmet on.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2019
• In fact, Nick, as fans pointed out, smirked the second John announced his pick.
  — Lauren Puckett, Good Housekeeping, 25 Apr. 2020
• Even in a sample group of three, however, hands on hips, smirk on lips, West stands apart.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 10 Feb. 2022
• This is the smirking milieu from which deepfakes emerged.
  — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
• Who cares if the Klansman is smirking beneath his hood?
  — Amanda Hess, New York Times, 10 June 2016
• As the audience cracked up, Comey smirked, and took another big sip of wine.
  — Emily Yahr, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2018
• Father Byrne smirked like a judge deciding whether to award style points.
  — Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, 14 June 2019
• Normally, this would not be the time for pleasantries, but Rick smirks anyway.
  — Laura Bradley, HWD, 12 Feb. 2017
• Normally, this would not be the time for pleasantries, but Rick smirks anyway.
  — Laura Bradley, HWD, 12 Feb. 2017
• Phoebe Jones smirks up a storm as Goneril’s faithful servant who just loves doing evil stuff, the more evil the better.
  — Sam Hurwitt, The Mercury News, 17 June 2017
• On the surface, the movie is all glamor — games of polo, drives on the beach and smirking behind sunglasses.
  — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 18 Aug. 2017
• In a snapshot shared on Instagram in March 2022, the duo sat next to each other and cheekily smirked at the camera.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
• In a snapshot shared on Instagram, the duo sat next to each other and cheekily smirked at the camera.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
• After a bout of crowd surfing, Kinsella shrugged and smirked while climbing back on stage.
  — Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader, 18 Sep. 2017
• Mark Bishop, longtime karaoke jockey at Max’s in Fells Point, couldn’t help but smirk nearby.
  — Wesley Case, baltimoresun.com, 18 Apr. 2018
• Blige took to her Instagram Story to post a smirking emoji and a money bag emoji.
  — Vulture, 27 Jan. 2024

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