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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But if all that seems too dark for comedy, rest assured that Kornbluth rarely fails to send audiences home without a smile on their faces.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2025
There’s just something so gratifying about putting a smile on someone’s face, or being able to impact their day.
—Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2025
Inside was a robot made from cardboard scraps, rather travel-worn and with a smile on its face.
—Zhang Yueran
august 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Henrik Stenson of Sweden and Ian Poulter of England smile on a green during a practice round prior to the 120th U.S. Open Championship on September 15, 2020 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2025
There’s just something so gratifying about putting a smile on someone’s face, or being able to impact their day.
—Rob Ledonne, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2025
Inside was a robot made from cardboard scraps, rather travel-worn and with a smile on its face.
—Zhang Yueran
august 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Henrik Stenson of Sweden and Ian Poulter of England smile on a green during a practice round prior to the 120th U.S. Open Championship on September 15, 2020 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 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 4 Sep. 2025.
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