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Synonyms

make a face

Idioms  

  1. Grimace, distort the facial features, as in The teacher told Joan to stop making faces at Mary. This expression was first recorded in 1570.

Example Sentences

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Almost instantly, you might wince, make a face, or even pull your own hand away.

From Science Daily • Dec. 23, 2025

Because they'll say it and they get very excited, and then I make a face like what are you talking about?

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2023

Eventually, Yankovic started to play variations: as he walked by he would stare inside and make a face — screw his eyes up, lower his eyebrows, seriocomically glower.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2020

Some mammals make a face called flehmen to direct air to this organ.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Poppet turns to make a face at him but then focuses her gaze upward, looking into the clear night sky.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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