smiling

Example Sentences

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A friendly dragon is waddling along the sun-drenched centre of Swindon, smiling at passers-by.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Eventually, a selfie from Fred smiling at the game returned her to reality: the call, she realized, was an elaborate scam.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Many adopt the platform’s mascot, a smiling, green-jacketed cat named “Hypurr,” as their social-media avatars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Talarico’s personality is something very different, a smiling appeal to the better angels of the electorate’s nature, and seemingly imperviousness to insults and attacks.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Today the last thing I felt like doing was smiling.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin