How to Use expression in a Sentence

expression

noun
  • Dance is a form of artistic expression.
  • She wore a smug expression.
  • We saw his expression change from angry to sad.
  • He uses some very odd expressions.
  • Judging from her expression, I think the gift was a complete surprise.
  • Amadon said what happened to his work showed that the city had lost its freedom of expression and artistic freedom.
    Kanis Leung, ajc, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In the comment section, fans couldn't help but point out his hilarious facial expressions.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
  • For Melania, the beluga tweet was an outlier, a rare expression of quirk.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
  • In this image, although their faces reveal little expression, their body language speaks volumes.
    Naydeline Mejia, Women's Health, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Mackey’s fans have portrayed him as a harmless prankster who is being treated unfairly by the state for engaging in a form of free expression.
    Alan Feuer, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Another way to encourage expression is through creative activities such as drawing or play.
    Dr. Tal Patalon, Md, Llb, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • But rather than sink into despair, many Black Americans have leaned on forms of Black cultural expression—call it the blues—to find a way out of no way.
    Eric Herschthal, The New Republic, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Growing up in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Sheperd was surrounded by an abundance of style and expression.
    Celeste Polanco, Essence, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Fitness is a topic that can easily be denigrated as an expression of trendy vanity, Dr. Petrzela said.
    Katherine Rosman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Jasper’s writings, produced in instants, restrict and regularize forms of verbal expression based on the most dominant qualities of the most common sorts of text.
    WIRED, 22 Mar. 2023
  • During his remarks, Hamilton referenced Miller’s book and how Black people have used clothing as a form of protection and self expression.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
  • In recent years, the company has become a powerhouse providing ultra-aged vintage expressions of Armagnac brandies.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Technology has long empowered human expression, and AI will be no different.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But the expression on the girl’s face in the photo is what moved her to share it.
    oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2020
  • The expression on her face is one of pure joy, of sheer glee.
    Douglas Watson, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Might this be the true expression of the creator’s soul?
    Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021
  • That would make this the perfect time to bring the aged expression to the market.
    Emily Price, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2019
  • And the stakes for freedom of expression should be made clear.
    Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 May 2023
  • My expression was better in the first one but my skin looks great in all of them.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Rebels want to act from a sense of choice, freedom, and self-expression.
    Gretchen Rubin, Time, 12 Sep. 2017
  • But they were struck more by his expression: a slight smile.
    Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2022
  • There is no place for expression, except for on the plate.
    Akili King, Vogue, 30 Sep. 2020
  • With an expression that said all that need not be voiced.
    Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 25 Mar. 2022
  • When the folks in the directors’ truck saw his expression, the choice was a no-brainer.
    Matthew Jacobs, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2023
  • That expression, coupled with the beauty of the eye and lip makeup, pulled me in.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 14 June 2022

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