smiling

Example Sentences

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His social media presence is filled with pictures of him standing next to his lime green McLaren 600 LT and smiling with his wife and five children.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

A particularly alarming example depicts the two parties through the window of a cafe, smiling together over a glass of wine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Live images streamed before the leaders arrived showed a jovial atmosphere, with several among the top brass of China's ruling Communist Party seen chatting and smiling with members of Trump's administration.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

She paused, smiling, “So to go from being absolutely deflated to ‘Wow, it’s really fun to win an Oscar’ was wild.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

“That’s enough, you old bat,” said Helmut, but he was smiling.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff