Example Sentences

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Arsenal's Mead last featured for England in November 2022 and said she had been "smiling like a Cheshire cat" since arriving to camp at St George's Park.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

Seager, who had been smiling as the reporter started talking, became visibly uncomfortable as the question unfolded.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2023

Maybe it was a self-representation, and Robot had been smiling at itself all along.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2018

Palin said he had met up with Jones earlier this week and the Welsh-born actor had been smiling and laughing.

From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2016

And suddenly Evan knew exactly why Jessie had been smiling when she walked in the door.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies