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Recent Examples of grin
Marc Terziev,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
Schoenaerts menacingly grins his way through the movie, with appealingly bulging eyes.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Labubu dolls come in many colors, have furry bodies, rabbitlike ears, and vinyl faces, and are known for their mischievous nine-toothed grin.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
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Verb
Ed, pointing out the side window, grinned at me and indicated big fish with his hands.
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Marc Terziev,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
Schoenaerts menacingly grins his way through the movie, with appealingly bulging eyes.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Noun
Lee, 31, exclaimed, and the pair, mere moments after meeting, snapped a selfie as Gonzalez, 28, presented his Korean bulgogi beef quesadilla to the camera with a grin.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Labubu dolls come in many colors, have furry bodies, rabbitlike ears, and vinyl faces, and are known for their mischievous nine-toothed grin.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for grin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grin
Verb
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Swift will either ignore the noise as usual, or smile at the absurdity as a secure, proud childless cat lady.
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Waving and smiling, Aveiro, accompanied by a burly gentleman, takes a seat at a table bedecked with a bouquet of roses, ready to tuck into some cuisine from her native country.
Noun
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There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.
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Michelle replied with a smirk and a nudge.
Verb
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Swift shared a glimpse of the fun on Instagram by posting some Polaroids of them laughing, hugging and enjoying red, white and blue Popsicles.
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England would be a laughing stock (and already home) without him.
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“Grin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grin. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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