Grimacing

Surely there must be some joy in grimacing all the way to the bank! ❋ Regina Weinreich (2010)

The celebrity-friendly inn is operating at only an "estimated 50% occupancy rate," the hotel's "grimacing" lawyer informed the local community board this week, according to Eater. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And frankly, if I were a model in that shoot, I'd be "grimacing" too. ❋ James Gurney (2009)

He left his office mid-day, hopped on the Blue Line at Farragut West and got off at the Pentagon to catch a bus home, "grimacing at every delay." ❋ Unknown (2011)

He was still sweating and grimacing and he was incredibly brave. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The story slowly unfolds that the man is actually George Méliès, one of the most important people in the early days of film, his most famous piece being about four men who traveled to the moon known as A Trip to The Moon, with the memorable image of the dough-like moon with a face grimacing as the bullet-like ship is shot into its eye. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I could almost feel my mother looking around on the deck with an empty drink, sucking on the green olive, grimacing with bitterness but only because she had nothing else to do. ❋ Alison Espach (2011)

"That's really great," Oprah says, grimacing as Elvis continue to claw at her. ❋ Lisa De Moraes (2011)

Emcees Edie Falco and Oliver Platt take the stage, looking mucho uncomfortable, grimacing at their own jokes as they fell flat. ❋ Erica Abeel (2011)

She trudges over the back of a family of three, each grimacing more painfully than the one before. with the camera lingering on the wincing face of a young boy. ❋ Washington Post Staff (2010)

He'll be the one grimacing through the open window and shaking his fist. ❋ Unknown (2011)

These differentiations of tone might be lost on English-speaking audiences, but apparently native Russians know the Pushkin so well that they merely hear the prosaic inserts with grimacing indulgence. ❋ Unknown (2011)

So if you see my little one dancing her socks off to the high school marching band during a Mardi Gras parade, compliment her dance moves instead of grimacing at the device that gives her the freedom to be just like any other kid. ❋ Tyler (2009)

With my Samurai sword hidden in the garbage bag and tucked under my arm once again, I trotted home, grimacing as the soles of my feet made contact with the scorching pavement. ❋ Unknown (2010)