SINCE 1828
smiley face
nounDefinition of smiley face
: a line drawing of a smiling face
Examples of smiley face in a Sentence
He ended his e-mail with a smiley face.
The teacher drew a smiley face on the student's homework.
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The first use of smiley faces, often composed of a colon, dash and close parenthesis, now called emoticons, was in the 1960s. — Sophia Kunthara, SFChronicle.com, "Who needs words when you have emoji?," 6 Aug. 2019 Lowe wrote of the gift in an email to Butler, adding a smiley face next to his words. — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, "Riverside Church congregants call for reinstatement of first female minister after her dismissal following a sex shop visit," 14 July 2019 Jenner simply captioned the gorgeous shot with a smiley face emoji. — Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, "From Neon Bikinis to Micro-Minis! Inside Kendall Jenner's Mykonos Vacation Style," 11 July 2019 There’s a neon smiley face from one of the original Burning Man heads. — Angela Hill, The Mercury News, "John Law, iconic Bay Area prankster, now has his own ‘art’ show," 5 July 2019 More: Kaley Cuoco opens up about her future with Karl Cook: 'We're meant to have children' A third picture shows the actress playing with a large dog on her stomach, mirroring the animal's smiley face. — Georgia Slater, USA TODAY, "Kaley Cuoco's husband Karl Cook posts silly candids on couple's 1st anniversary," 1 July 2019 First, Ingram posted a simple smiley face emoji on his story. — Andrew Lopez, nola.com, "Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart react to Pelicans’ trade on Instagram," 15 June 2019 One was just a string of thumbs up and smiley face emojis. — Shibani Mahtani, Washington Post, "Rescue efforts resume for remaining 8 boys and their coach trapped in the Thai cave," 9 July 2018 The tops of each were drawn to be identical, and when the two objects flew behind the screen — say, the umbrella and the smiley face — only those tops could be seen. — Amy Ellis Nutt, Washington Post, "Can a 1-year-old reason like a scientist? Yes, new research concludes.," 17 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'smiley face.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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