smilingly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smilingly
Adverb
  • No Mob boss, cheerfully decreeing that an inconvenient witness be rubbed out, could be more resolute.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • On a good day, the Undervale houses maybe two living human guests and at least a couple dozen haunts of all demographics, time periods and modes of death — including the brother Katherine inherited it all from, the cheerfully feckless Nathan (Will Forte).
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Covington will happily take home blue and white ceramics as well as brass items.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Next, brother and sister duo Itsuki (Joey Iwanaga) and Yuna (Akana Ikeda) are lured on a path that sees Yuna happily married with a child.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Smilingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smilingly. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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