SMILED in a Sentence

Learn SMILED from example sentences, some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

For SMILED, below is one of 373 sentences:
There was a cool recklessness in his face and a cynical humor in his mouth as he smiled at her, and Scarlett caught her breath.

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 Meanings and Examples of SMILED
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
smile
 v.  regard with favor
 v.  assume a facial expression indicating pleasure, favor, or amusement
smiling
 v.  change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
 v.  express with a smile
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Ethan smiled at the discomfiture he had caused.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
2  But she smiled when she spoke, consciously deepening her dimple and fluttering her bristly black lashes as swiftly as butterflies' wings.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
3  The plantation clearings and miles of cotton fields smiled up to a warm sun, placid, complacent.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
4  Ellen's tired mouth smiled into the tumult as she addressed herself first to her husband, as a wife should.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
5  And she smiled as she thought how surprised Mrs. Tarleton would be when no engagement was announced that night--how surprised if there were an elopement.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
6  When her eye caught his, he smiled, showing animal-white teeth below a close-clipped black mustache.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
7  There was a cool recklessness in his face and a cynical humor in his mouth as he smiled at her, and Scarlett caught her breath.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
8  Startled, at first abashed, Charles blushed at the rebuff and then, seeing how her eyes were fastened on his sister, he smiled.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
9  The prospect looked brighter to Scarlett, so bright in fact that she turned beaming eyes on Charles and smiled from pure joy.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
10  Finally Stuart smiled down at India, an unwilling smile, and nodded his head.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
11  Even when they smiled, it must be a sad, tragic smile.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VII
12  The carriage slipped and slid down the muddy road and Scarlett leaned back on the cushions and smiled.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
13  To all these arguments, Scarlett smiled but said nothing, unwilling to commit herself before learning how she would like Atlanta and constant association with her in-laws.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
14  She smiled at Scarlett, whimsically, as the music ended, making a little moue of apology as she dabbed with her handkerchief.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
15  Melanie smiled at him through sparkling tears while Scarlett felt the fox of wrath and impotent hate gnaw at her vitals.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
Example Sentence: (163 in 11 pages)
16  He smiled at them both impartially.
17  Sometimes you have to smile and act like everything is okay.
18  That's the nearest approach to a smile he ever makes.
19  The artist has caught her smile perfectly.
20  The artist had rendered her gentle smile perfectly.
21  A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, and realize how blessed you are for what you have.
22  Couldn't hold back my tears, still strong smile.
23  Life, is a colorful picture, the smile is a beautiful color.
24  I fake a smile because I don't want you to worry about what I'm feeling.
25  I love the way you smile at me, I love your laugh, so much, The way you walk, the way you talk, Your gentle kiss and touch.
26  If you get tired one day, you will see my smile as long as you turn around.
27  She greeted us with a smile.
28  She usually had a smile on her face, but now she looked solemn.
29  A smile transformed her usually impassive face.
30  Her smile revealed a row of white, even teeth.