smile
verb (used without object)
to assume a facial expression indicating pleasure, favor, or amusement, but sometimes derision or scorn, characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth.
have smiled
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present perfectof smile.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The graveside transcription ends: "The prince filled with remorse is said never to have smiled again."
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2022
If there is a god of ludicrous ideas that later seem inspired, he must have smiled on Brian Thompson one evening four years ago.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2020
Others are wackadoo conspiracists oppressed by a series of real-life acquaintances who have smiled and walked away slowly.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2019
Those who know Keaton only by his Great Stone Face reputation will be surprised at how expressive his characters are: They may not have smiled, but they conveyed everything else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2018
She would have smiled to see all of mine, which were so different from the ones I always wished to have.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
