How to use smirk in a sentence

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• You should wipe that smirk off your face before the boss comes in.From the entry wipe
• She glimpsed at the people whom she had left behind, and smirked in the most disdainful manner towards them.From the entry disdainful
• She answered his boast with a derisionary smirk.From the entry derisionary
• Jonas couldn’t suppress a smirk as he replied, “Please forgive me, Lady Orchidea.”2025 June 23 [2024], Hisaya Amagishi, translated by A.M. Cola, “Jonas the Bodyguard’s Hot Night”, in Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh…. From the entry orchidea
• Winking's gross.” “Not when I pair it with my signature smirk.” “Worse.”2024 October 31, Stephanie Amante-Ritter, “The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel” (1:29 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 5…. From the entry sidequest
• We don't need to beat around the bush.” He smirked, shook his head.2015, Ania Ahlborn, Within These Walls, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 147. From the entry screw up
• A smirk formed on her lips as she shot an after-look Veronica's way.2008, Yolanda McVey, Love's Secrets, →ISBN. From the entry afterlook
• Bon voyage" the ganglings smirked & just beyond Grand, bang into not — da.2007, Edward Estlin Cummings, Eimi. From the entry gangling
• “I thought I'd video your journey into gaydom,” Vanessa told him with a smirk.2007, Cecily von Ziegesar, Don't You Forget About Me. From the entry gaydom
• Sebastian smirks, 'She was too gesuip, too drunk to see anything.'2005, Anne Schuster, Foolish Delusions, page 178. From the entry gesuip
• “What might my prize be, I wonder?” Finch smirked as the applause subsided.2004, David Mitchell, “The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish”, in Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN, page 149. From the entry unpulped
• Minutes later, he'd dropped off into the unconscious realm, but the smirk remained.1981, Gerard Lee, True Love and How to Get It, page 104. From the entry jarmies
• She gave me a wise-apple smirk and asked, "And how are things at YOUR house?"1966 July 13, “Ann Landers Answers Your Problems”, in Times-News, US, retrieved 22 Oct 2010, page 6. From the entry wise apple
• Fremesis?” “Frenemy?” Lee says with a smirk.2018 May 29, Michelle Gable, The Summer I Met Jack: A Novel, St. Martin's Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 270. From the entry fremesis
• Anthony of Padua.” I have to believe that she smirked.2016, Duana Taha, The Name Therapist: How Growing Up with My Odd Name Taught Me Everything You Need to Know about Yours, Random House…. From the entry genderbendy
• "She never shaboinks anybody else?" ¶ "Frankie G tried to get under her skirt once." A smirk crossed the Bear's face.2015, Tracy Tappan, Beyond the Call of Duty: Military Romantic Suspense, B. Reed Publishing, →ISBN, page 354. From the entry shaboink
• It was so easy to yank his chain, Tiree smirked to herself, as she dialled Les's London flat.2012, Alison Fraser, His Mistress's Secret, →ISBN. From the entry yank someone's chain
• Jack stifled a smirk at the ensign's expressionless non-reaction.2009, Nick Scipio, Nereids. From the entry nugget
• You know what they say about men with big feet, don't ya?" A man in back smirked at me.2007, Katherine D. Bennett, Forever One. From the entry you know what they say
• For my fellow first-gens, get ready to hide a smirk, because your life story is likely hidden somewhere in this chapter.2004, Sally Bishai, “Courtship, Marriage and the Ubiquitous ‘Dating Thing’”, in Mid-East Meets West: On Being and Becoming a Modern Arab…. From the entry gens
• "Shyeah, right," Kitty snorted with a smirk.2000, Stan Lee, Mike Zeck, X-Men Legends, page 115. From the entry shyeah
• “Nice jarmies, Tom,” he said with a smirk.1981, Gerard Lee, True Love and How to Get It, page 104. From the entry jarmies
• He hummed a blithe San Salvador Opera Company tune; he grinned, smirked, bowed, pirouetted, twiddled, twaddled, twisted, and tooralooed.1917, William Sydney Porter, “The snow man”, in Waifs and strays, Doubleday, page 115. From the entry tooraloo
• Strzok smirked as the joint committee members fought one another, yelled for points of order or parliamentary inquiries, talked over one another and finger-pointed.2018 July 16, Michael Bloomer, “Peter Strzok’s hearing made everyone look bad”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington…. From the entry finger-point
• He knew that DEVILISH smirk anywhere.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], “”, in Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 324. From the entry cab
• Others that have evoked smirks have been “miscommunicado” (from “miscommunicate” and “incommunicado”), “insinuendo” (from “innuendo” and “insinuation”), and “squirmish” (“squirm” and “skirmish”).2017 December 4, Roslyn Petelin, “The horror and pleasure of misused words: from mispronunciation to malapropisms”, in The Conversation…. From the entry misunderestimate
• “My Commission would like you to try his favourite local dessert called Badak Berendam which literally translates to mean “Rhinos in the Bath,” he smirked.2017, Jack Bronan, Haifa Palestine. From the entry badak berendam
• “I'm a graphic novelist.” He smirked.2011, Gwen Hayes, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, →ISBN, page 11. From the entry bow-chicka-bow-wow
• “The Potheads, Preps, Socially-Awkwards, Nerds, World-of-Warcrafters, Lax-Bros, and the Footballers.” The World-of-Warcrafters sitting at the table next to us overheard him and smirked.2011, Madison Adler, The Glass Wall, Bento Box Books, →ISBN, page 55. From the entry World of Warcrafter
• “You went home with Belinda?” Chuck smirked as he polished the same glass he’d been polishing since they walked in ten minutes before.2010, Carol Ericson, The Sheriff of Silverhill, Toronto, Ont.: Harlequin Enterprises, →ISBN, pages 97–98. From the entry mamacita
• Jasper couldn't have known they'd been overheard upstairs, but his little smirk coming and going invited you to guess he'd been up to something.2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty […], 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 228. From the entry pink
• Louisa looked from Everett’s apologetic smile to her mother’s satisfied expression to Juliet’s smirk and realized with a sinking heart that things were, in fact, quite settled.2024, Natalie C. Parker, Three Sides of a Heart, HarperCollins, →ISBN. From the entry sinking heart
• “Nuccas, huh?” With a smirk on his face, Cotton said, “Yeah, since the N-word puts your panties in a bunch I thought I'd switch it to nucca.2018 May 29, Clifford "Spud" Johnson, Won't Stop, Urban Books, →ISBN. From the entry nucca
• “If you tried to tell me what to do, we'd only end up engaged in a fierce battle of wills.” She felt him smirk against her neck.2014, Stephanie Draven, Poisoned Kisses, →ISBN. From the entry hard as iron
• “Don’t be in there too long, or I’ll know who you’re talking to,” smirked Justin as he grabbed the passing waiter’s sleeve and handed him a pair of Ulysses S.2013, Christopher Ward, Dead Brilliant, Toronto, Ont.: Dundurn, →ISBN, page 132. From the entry Ulysses S. Grant

Meaning of smirk

1. noun An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.
2. noun A forced or affected smile.
3. verb To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

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Questions about smirk in a sentence

How do you use smirk in a sentence?

Smirk is used as a noun, verb and adjective. For example: “You should wipe that smirk off your face before the boss comes in.”

What is a short sentence with smirk?

“He knew that DEVILISH smirk anywhere.”

What does smirk mean?

Smirk means an uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.