Example Sentences

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"I am smiling because I live for him now," she told me.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2022

Even on bad days, he added, “I am smiling more than usually, more genuinely, and more since being sick, I think.”

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2020

In the photograph, I am smiling brightly, and so are the two men I am standing next to.

From Salon • May 4, 2019

“You can see in my face, boxing is my passion. Every time I walk to the ring, I am smiling because I am excited to fight.”

From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2014

I am smiling and about to cry at the same time.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett