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Meanings of wearing a look in English

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Usage of wearing a look in English
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Boots reappeared wearing a look of mild shock under his sculpted topiary of muttonchops.
Heartless
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Here Addison stopped, wearing a look of deep concentration.
Library of Souls
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Lady Casterley's face peered out doubtfully from that warmth, wearing a look of disapproving pleasure.
The Patrician
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She can, I'm afraid, Mary says, her lovely face wearing a look of concern that unsettles me.
Lit: a memoir
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Goshy stood in the middle of the room wearing a look not meant for a human face.
The Pilo Family Circus
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He was a big man, riding a handsome gray horse and wearing a look of executive severity.
A Circuit Rider's Wife
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Well toward the back of the hall sat Miss Nevin, wearing a look of mingled anxiety and pain.
Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School
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He then told of to day's journey and its purpose, his hearer wearing a look of grave attention.
Veranilda
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Hugh Alston was pacing the room slowly, his hands behind his back, his face wearing a look of worry.
The Imaginary Marriage
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A bit of blood was still bubbling from his lips; his eyes were open, wearing a look of surprise.
The passage
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How can a homicide detective bring his best work to this, his final destination, wearing a look of utter resignation?
Homicide: a year on the killing streets
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And as they left the social worker's office, she was wearing a look of awe as she carried her precious bundle.
Journey
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It was on such a day as this that Dalton came to him, his grave face wearing a look of importance.
The Star of Gettysburg: A Story of Southern High Tide
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Nevertheless, he remained standing near the door, as if indicating a possible intrusion, his face wearing a look of lowering abstraction.
Tales of Trail and Town
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In a few moments he was joined by a crowd-among whom came a gentleman limping and wearing a look of great anxiety.
The Rector of St. Mark's
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And there he found De Morbihan-again!-standingall garmented for the street, mouthing a huge cigar and wearing a look of impatient discontent.
The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama
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