smile
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“We bring a hug, a smile, a sense of hope.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
In a telling exchange, Garcia-Navarro asked the mayor about traits that make a good politician, and then she pointed to his smile and innate optimism.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
"It's time for me to head back home," he said, adding with a smile that it would be definitive.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Svitlana maintains a brave smile throughout our conversation, but her distress is painfully obvious.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
I perch on the chair and give her a tight smile.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Dogs are exceptionally skilled at reading human emotions, from smiles and laughter to frowns and tears.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The sprawling complex had reopened gleaming following another makeover in June this year, promising a place where generations could "share smiles" a decade on.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
"It's this common misconception that young people always want to be inside, glued to their phones," Henry smiles.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Gently pulling down the pictures, taken on the beach day they made their relationship official, Charlie smiles wistfully at their younger selves: “We look like babies.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He was sick of sitting here listening to Mr. Reardon bully his family with all these “hypotheticals,” all these simpers and smirks, cruel smiles and humorless laughs.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
He stood, smiled and said, “My takeaway is that I would enjoy meeting again.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Baker smiled widely, nodded his head, greeted Ortiz in Spanish, chuckled and walked over to Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero, giving each of them hugs and pats on the back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
"I show my friends and they're surprised. Everything is working, it's really all working," he smiled.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Joshua smiled as he climbed to his feet.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
I let out a breath and smiled with relief.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Barreto said one of those arrested, a 14-year-old boy, was "smiling as if he had just beaten a level in a game."
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Then a smiling man walks in carrying another tray.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
He was relaxed, smiling and telling stories and, in his own blunt way, came across as charismatic.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
“You’d be getting a phone call from me about an hour after we say goodbye, confessing all,” Seehorn answers, smiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“We’ll have to make a good impression,” the captain said, smiling and trying to suck his stomach in behind his Troppo T-shirt.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
