smilingly
Example Sentences
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When admonished, “I must say, Mr. Burrows, you were pretty naive,” he smilingly answers, “I would say I was stupid.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
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
They smilingly wrapped their arms around one another to squeeze close enough to speak simultaneously into our BBC radio mic.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2022
The soldiers smilingly told people they had come to “liberate them.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2022
With the view of passing off an awkward moment, Emma smilingly said,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
