Adjective : a sardonic grin. From Dictionary.com.
Before he had ridden very far up the bluff, he stopped, looked down at the long-suffering cattle, and smiled again sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [The Ranch at the Wolverine] Reference
Shook his head sardonically and tightened his face. From Wordnik.com. [Oberheim (Voices)] Reference
"And master?" asked the quack, smiling sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [The Redemption of David Corson] Reference
“Heard about it, have you?” he asked sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [Captivated by the Tycoon]
From the driver's seat Blütherski smiled sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 28, 1914] Reference
"I'll leave the wise to wrangle," he quoted sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [On The Beach]
He laughed sardonically and waved his hands a little wildly. From Wordnik.com. [The Fortieth Door] Reference
The manager smiled sardonically, and turned back to his work. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity] Reference
"A remarkable surprise," the tall man commented sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [The End of the Matter]
"Don't worry," he told her sardonically, opening the car door. From Wordnik.com. [Falcon's Prey]
"I can't wait for the details," the woman replied sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [Flinx In Flux]
Na when you have to depend on the wind, he thought sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
The fat man with the candy-striped hat mooned at his sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [Science Fiction Hall of Fame]
I sardonically tell total Sadducees that I have placed it among the. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864] Reference
The fine blue eyes rested on her sardonically; he was more at ease. From Wordnik.com. [The Thorn Birds]
He smiled sardonically, a mirthless grin both sinister and menacing. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Corelli's Mandolin]
"I lost faith in man long ago," answered Palmer, smiling sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California] Reference
And the evil lunatic grinned at me sardonically and drained his glass. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman and The Redskins]
He saw the elaborate camera, smiled sardonically, then looked for Casey. From Wordnik.com. [Noble House]
He did not laugh now; he smiled sardonically at his own grandiose reaction. From Wordnik.com. [Key Out of Time] Reference
The redoubtable Mevanery Morgan eyed me sardonically from her command post. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
His wife would have brought out any traces of it, he reflected sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [The Nursing Home Murder]
He was not accustomed, he acknowledged sardonically, to waiting for a woman. From Wordnik.com. [The Count's Blackmail Bargain]
I paused on the threshold, embarrassed, while George surveyed me sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [My Family and Other Animals]
Except perhaps, I thought sardonically, to complain that I'd hit him very hard. From Wordnik.com. [Whip Hand]
In the doorway, inevitably, he ran into Moses, who looked him over sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [Fire and Ice]
He studied me sardonically for a long moment, doubtless enjoying my bewilderment. From Wordnik.com. [Flashman and the Mountain of Light]
"Coin in the hand," said Jevan sardonically, "is more worth than all the promises.". From Wordnik.com. [The Heretic's Apprentice]
Her lover turned upon his back and smiled sardonically at her out of a face of paper. From Wordnik.com. [Doom Castle] Reference
She watched Diana's sudden flush, and shrugging her shoulders, added sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [The Splendid Folly] Reference
He saw the officer go toward some men and laughed sardonically as he saw them retreat. From Wordnik.com. [King Rat]
The man smiled sardonically and said rudely in Shanghainese, "You speak Shanghainese?". From Wordnik.com. [Noble House]
“So that leaves you and me and the three girls,” said Eden, grinning sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [Death of Jezebel]
“And,” said Kirtn sardonically, “people abandoned their clans to become Redis.”. From Wordnik.com. [Dancer's Illusion]
"It's better when they are on goal, isn't it?" interim coach Ben Olsen said sardonically. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. United blanked for 15th time, tying MLS mark] Reference
Jensen grinned sardonically, for he had been expecting Wade's visit and was prepared for it. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Gold] Reference
When they were alone by the door, he smiled sardonically, exulting in the sweetness of revenge. From Wordnik.com. [Tai-Pan]
He held the most envied post in Satellite City and, sardonically, he was making the worst of it. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories]
Now, Ormsby smiled sardonically at the unconscious swagger of the young man, and he wondered, too. From Wordnik.com. [The Scarlet Feather] Reference
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