smug look

Example Sentences

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Every time I see her, I can almost see the smug look on her face and feel her thinking, "If only she knew all the things I did behind her back."

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2020

“Go have a look at the Chinese stock market, I smashed it,” read another popular meme on Chinese social media, this one showing Trump in normal attire and with a smug look on his face.

From Washington Post • May 6, 2019

“It’s all right. It’s gorgeous. And what were they meant to do, have an ending with her sitting on the train feeling smug: look what I’ve just done to everybody?”

From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2018

The host is dressed in a light blue shirt and a dark blue tie and first grabs our attention with a smug look to camera.

From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2016

I lift my head just long enough to see Cora give me a smug look, and I know at that moment she’s the reason the sheriff caught me in the first place.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland