smile on/upon

phrasal verb

smiled on/upon; smiling on/upon; smiles on/upon
: to make (someone or something) have good luck or success
Fortune smiled upon us and we won the lottery.

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Sound & Screen Television grows every year and puts a smile on the faces of audiences in a way no other awards-season event does. Peter White, Deadline, 7 May 2025 Nonetheless all reactions are enough to warm your heart and put a smile on your face. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 May 2025 On the April 13 season 2 premiere, Bella Ramsey's Ellie comes across a 2003 issue of PEOPLE magazine featuring Aniston sporting a radiant smile on the cover. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025 The father of four previously shared a hilarious photo of his wife, holding up their then 3-month-old son with a bright smile on her face. Kayla Grant, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for smile on/upon

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“Smile on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smile%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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