In [Michael] Keaton's hands, they felt, Batman would become a smirky wisenheimer. Bill Zehme
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Recent Examples on the WebRemember the 2018 summit in Helsinki, when Trump horrified the West by swallowing hook, line and sinker Putin's smirky denial of any meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election?Star Tribune, 8 Feb. 2021 Jean Smart is a playful presence as Laurie, a smirky mask-hating bull in everybody else’s my-costume-is-my-pathology china shop. Darren Franich, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2019 Such a perspective could so easily lean toward smirky voyeurism or cloying cuteness. Ben Brantley, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2017 His go-to weapons — the smirky sarcasm, the barbed comebacks, the vicious politeness — seem uniquely designed to drive his sparring partners nuts, frequently making for terrific television. Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 24 Feb. 2017 His go-to weapons — the smirky sarcasm, the barbed comebacks, the vicious politeness — seem uniquely designed to drive his sparring partners nuts, frequently making for terrific television.The Hive, 24 Feb. 2017