SMOOTH in a Sentence

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For SMOOTH, below is one of 261 sentences:
"Your hands are certainly no business of mine," said Rhett coolly and lounged back in his chair indolently, his face a smooth blank.

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 Meanings and Examples of SMOOTH
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
smooth
 v.  free from obstructions; make surface shine
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  "I must run upstairs and smooth my hair," she told Stuart and Brent, who were trying to get her cornered from the crowd.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
2  She crossed the room to the mirror and patted her smooth hair approvingly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
3  "Sit down and smooth your ruffled fur," he said, and his voice changed.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
4  "You're a long way from there," said Scarlett, trying to smooth back her untidy hair.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
5  "Oh, but Mama Fontaine," cried her daughter-in-law, casting imploring glances at the two girls, urging them to help her smooth the old lady's feathers.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
6  "Your hands are certainly no business of mine," said Rhett coolly and lounged back in his chair indolently, his face a smooth blank.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
7  His voice was deceptively smooth, almost silky, but she did not notice.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
8  Scarlett looked into his smooth unreadable face in confusion and indignation.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
9  But they did not seem so beautiful when dragged to the light by Rhett, especially in that deceptively smooth voice that covered sarcasm.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
10  She looked up into his blank, smooth face and suddenly her irritation fell away, even as her embarrassment had disappeared after the conversation about her pregnancy.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
11  He looked at her quietly and his brown face was smooth.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
12  The lamp on the table shed a quiet yellow glow on the four smooth heads bent to their needlework.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
13  He looked as calm as though he were discussing the weather, and his smooth drawl fell on her ears with no particular emphasis.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
14  Rhett never deviated from his smooth, imperturbable manners, even in their most intimate moments.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER L
15  Under her gaze it was suddenly smooth and bland as though wiped clear by magic.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER L
Example Sentence: (51 in 4 pages)
16  The new model offers a lovely smooth, comfortable ride.
17  A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
18  The paper is not smooth enough.
19  A laser is used to etch a pattern in the smooth surface of the disc.
20  Next, smooth off any sharp edges with sandpaper, replace the saddle sections in the correct order and restring.
21  The road was paved with smooth stone slabs.
22  Her skin felt smooth and cool.
23  A smooth, dry surface helps the tiles adhere to the wall.
24  He wanted to rasp the surface smooth.
25  The smooth surface of the lake reflected back the brilliant moonlight.
26  This desk has a smooth surface.
27  You'll need a large smooth surface for rolling out the pastry.
28  My favorite seat was a smooth and broad stone, rising white and dry from the very middle of the beck, and only to be got at by wading through the water; a feat I accomplished barefoot.
29  They decided to smooth the way towards peace negotiations.
30  Its mouth is full of low, flat, grinding teeth like the smooth dogfish, but the spiny dogfish also possesses an extra set of small, very sharp teeth.