SCOWL in a Sentence

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For SCOWL, below is one of 54 sentences:
It is impossible for language to describe the bitter scowl of rage which rendered yet darker the swarthy countenance of the Templar.

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 Meanings and Examples of SCOWL
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
scowl
 v.  frown with displeasure
 n.  a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
Classic Sentence: (54 in 4 pages)
1  "Ah ain never figgered dat out, mahseff," replied Jeems, undisturbed by his master's scowl.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
2  I claimed them first, said Tony, beginning to scowl at his brother; and Melanie, fluttering with fear at the possibility of one of the famous Fontaine quarrels, interposed and made peace.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
3  Peeping from the covers she saw his teeth pinch his lower lip, saw him scowl as he slackened and sawed and jerked sharply again at the racing horses.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XV
4  Such eye-wrinkles are very effectual in a scowl.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 16. The Ship.
5  But concentrating all his crow's feet into one scowl, Captain Peleg started me on the errand.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 16. The Ship.
6  A scowl of mortification and rage was upon his face.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 20
7  It is impossible for language to describe the bitter scowl of rage which rendered yet darker the swarthy countenance of the Templar.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
8  He was out of temper; and he looked up with an angry scowl.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
9  Having bestowed a scowl upon the object of this warning, to increase its effect, Mr. Sikes continued.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
10  A dull scowl appeared on Cranly's forehead.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
11  The heavy scowl faded from Cranly's face as MacCann marched briskly towards them from the other side of the hall.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
12  Mary had worn her contrary scowl for an hour after that, but it made her think several entirely new things.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
13  They could not every day sit so grim and taciturn; and it was impossible, however ill-tempered they might be, that the universal scowl they wore was their every-day countenance.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
14  began to scowl, this supposed trustee of the court was talking like an ignorant child.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
15  Scarlett scowled, started to speak sharply and then caught herself.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
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