PUCKER in a Sentence

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39 example sentences for PUCKER, such as:

1. His face was puckered up and wet with tears.
2. Then he puckered his mouth to a little pucker.
3. Pavel Petrovitch puckered up his face a little.
4. But she, with a pucker in her brows, was watching Rhett.
5. Bilibin puckered his skin in preparation for something witty.

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pucker
 v.  gather into small folds or wrinkles; contract into ridges and furrows
Classic Sentence: (38 in 3 pages)
1  But she, with a pucker in her brows, was watching Rhett.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LII
2  Then he puckered his mouth to a little pucker.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14
3  As she came walking in, looking very tired but as composed as ever, she observed that every vestige of the unfortunate fete had disappeared, except a suspicious pucker about the corners of Jo's mouth.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
4  Then your eyes ceased to pucker, but you continued to look across, and your face was thoughtful.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. The Adventure of the Cardboard Box
5  Now his forehead would pucker into deep folds and his eyebrows were lifted, then his eyebrows would descend and deep wrinkles would crease his cheeks.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER X
6  Pavel Petrovitch puckered up his face a little.
Fathers and Children By Ivan Turgenev
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
7  His eyes, nose, and mouth all seemed puckered into a vacant, wearied grimace, and his arms and legs always fell into unnatural positions.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER III
8  His hitherto puckered brow became smooth as a sign of pleasure, and with a slight smile he began to examine his nails.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XII
9  His huge figure, with arms hanging down and with a puckered, though smiling face, moved after Willarski with uncertain, timid steps.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER III
10  Pierre choked, his face puckered, and he turned hastily away, went back to his trap muttering something to himself as he went, and took his seat.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 10: CHAPTER XVIII
11  She was nearest to him and saw how his face puckered; he seemed about to cry, but this did not last long.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 11: CHAPTER IV
12  Bilibin puckered his skin in preparation for something witty.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 11: CHAPTER VII
13  And though it was too dark for Pierre to see, he felt that a suppressed smile of kindliness puckered the soldier's lips as he put these questions.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 12: CHAPTER XII
14  His face was puckered up and wet with tears.
War and Peace 5 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 15: CHAPTER II
15  He puckered his face, screwed up his eyes, and pensively swayed his head.
War and Peace 5 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 15: CHAPTER VI
Example Sentence:
1  Considering the story's ending and recent news on a possible sequel, we can all confidently pucker up for another hit.