Example Sentences

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Fortune has smiled on the actor and on “The Chosen.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2023

“Every man I’ve gone to for four years has smiled at me and then double‐crossed me,” she told The New York Times in 1973.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023

He has smiled when told Álvarez said he’s going to end his career Saturday; he plans to continue fighting regardless of the result.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022

In the past, she has smiled with gratitude when President Barack Obama presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

From Washington Post • Jul. 15, 2021

This is the first time anyone has smiled at me since I came into Turkey.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell