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Example sentences for "mournful smile"

  • I think it will not," said the young man, with a mournful smile.

  • My dear, Providence permits such acts of injustice," said Louisa, with a mournful smile.

  • It is not much," returned Paul Blunt, with a mournful smile; "but trifles become of account in moments of extreme jeopardy.

  • I should as soon expect to see the sheet-anchor wink, or the best-bower give a mournful smile, as to see you duck.

  • He touched his violin with a mournful smile.

  • She said these things again and again--little Mary listened with tears in her eyes, and Chester would turn away his head or look upon her with a mournful smile.

  • Eliza shook her head with a mournful smile.

  • The countess returned his gaze with a mournful smile.

  • She gave him hers with a mournful smile, and her eyes sought the ground.

  • Isabella viewed these projects with a mournful smile.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    aged father; cannot see; dear sister; deep distress; different substances; directly opposed; directly proportional; eight pounds; false prophet; immediate answer; little boat; little small; los otros; mechanical power; moderate fire; mournful smile; orbis terrarum; sermon preached; sudden sense; third chapter; with such; words shall not pass