half-smile
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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One fidgeted with a glass; the other observed me with a curious half-smile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Chargers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel noted with a half-smile that because Max is “definitely not the most athletic in his family,” his work ethic is “astronomically higher” than most.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In that post, a man with brown hair and a half-smile is pictured wearing a navy blue quarter-zip sweater, hands folded behind his back.
From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026
And gone is the soft focus, the half-smile and the parted lips from her official portrait last time she was in the White House.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2025
Gerald looked up at her and gave her a half-smile.
From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper
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