smilingly
- a word derived from smile.
Example Sentences
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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
Angus O’Brien as the smilingly unhinged Hicks is a memorably mad recruit who stirs things up for no reason but his own amusement, and ours.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
"But are we going to talk about football?" the Real Madrid forward smilingly responded.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024
When the quarterback reached the USC sideline, he smilingly struck a Heisman pose to his teammates.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2022
With the view of passing off an awkward moment, Emma smilingly said,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
