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She poked fun at the incident with her staffer in an ad, smilingly asking a group of whiteboard-wielding supporters behind her to “please get out of my shot.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

We witness McFadin as he smilingly interrogates—and intimidates—witnesses and plaintiffs, beguiles juries and sweet-talks judges, knocking down charges against Kenrex as if bowling strike after strike.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"I was the head and Desnoues was the hands," Mr Pallot told the court smilingly.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

The soldiers smilingly told people they had come to “liberate them.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2022

“I am not afraid of you,” said he, smilingly.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen