Get to know Grin better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like smile or smiling.
Grin in a sentence
Related words
Grin meaning
A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
Using Grin
- The main meaning on this page is: A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
- Useful related words include: smile, smiling, grinning, facial expression.
- In the example corpus, grin often appears in combinations such as: grin and, grin on, with grin.
Context around Grin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Grin
- In this selection, "grin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, huge, cheeky, smug, remains and ever stand out and add context to how "grin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a huge grin on his and grin has a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "grin" sits close to words such as achievable, admin and afflicted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with grin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And he would grin and endure their gentle teasing. (9 words)
A grin which told us everything we need to know. (10 words)
He waved and flashed a grin as he drove off. (10 words)
A quotation from Roman Kuzma who was his 1986 Indianapolis Crew Chief sums up Jim’s qualities as a driver and a human being: “Jim Crawford’s infectious grin and optimism, even in the face of adversity, will stay with me forever. (42 words)
He was the most prominent face in the Lakers’ gallery of celebrity fans, his sunglasses and famous grin ever-present at courtside – and occasionally on the court if he was particularly displeased by an official’s call. (37 words)
He disappears, but his grin remains behind to float on its own in the air, prompting Alice to remark that she has often seen a cat without a grin but never a grin without a cat. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
He disappears, but his grin remains behind to float on its own in the air, prompting Alice to remark that she has often seen a cat without a grin but never a grin without a cat.
Grin has a market capitalization of $30.21 million and approximately $28.46 million worth of Grin was traded on exchanges in the last day.
Grin has a total market capitalization of $28.01 million and approximately $15.22 million worth of Grin was traded on exchanges in the last day.
Grin's Report, published in 2005 by François Grin found that the use of English as the lingua franca within the European Union costs billions annually and significantly benefits English-speaking countries financially.
After delighting the entire studio, even Keane looked properly impressed by the tricks, with a huge grin on his face throughout.
Again I smiled to myself as I pictured my own smug grin when bagging 35/35 marks.
A grin which told us everything we need to know.
And he would grin and endure their gentle teasing.
And Jones, in the lead-up to a Test match, getting under the skin of his opposite, ending every preposition and veiled insult with a cheeky grin and the word “mate”.
Another thing Meghan will do, according to the expert, is smile with an open grin so that she appears more "likeable".
A quotation from Roman Kuzma who was his 1986 Indianapolis Crew Chief sums up Jim’s qualities as a driver and a human being: “Jim Crawford’s infectious grin and optimism, even in the face of adversity, will stay with me forever.
Beneath the goofy grin and “fun dad” persona lies a sensitive soul who values each moment with his tight-knit family.
Big Ed had a menacing grin on his face after stirring the pot.
Dressed casually while walking briskly, Robach flashed a toothless grin as she ignored a paparazzo inquiring about her future on “Good Morning America 3,” from which she and Holmes are still suspended.
Gaillard, who is retiring after this festival, was there for Reuters, snapping Michael Douglas pointing at the camera with a cheeky grin and a besuited Harrison Ford receiving an honorary Palme d’Or.
He gets more muscular and spikier and has a pointy, demonic grin that gave me nightmares as a kid.
He held back a grin as he joined his parents and his siblings, holding onto his mother’s hand and glancing cheekily at the waiting media.
He then walked around the pitch at full-time with a huge grin on his face.
He was the most prominent face in the Lakers’ gallery of celebrity fans, his sunglasses and famous grin ever-present at courtside – and occasionally on the court if he was particularly displeased by an official’s call.
He waved and flashed a grin as he drove off.
Common combinations with grin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- grin and 21×
- grin on 20×
- with grin 13×
- huge grin 10×
- grin as 10×
- to grin 10×
- the grin 8×
- wide grin 7×
- mischievous grin 7×
- grin was 6×