look smug

Example Sentences

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I chose the sun-loving couple for the image, not because they look smug but because they look happy.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

I would like to say Fiona did not take the opportunity to look smug, but that would be a lie — little sisters enjoy their triumphs where they can.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2021

It must be hard not to look smug – he’s probably been dying for someone to ask him that all day.

From The Guardian • May 31, 2018

The hesitance is in part because of the fallout after "Moneyball," which made the A's look smug and cocky, according to some critics.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2014

He tried to look smug, but I could see he was nervous.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo