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Example sentences for "smiling countenance"

  • He arose from his knees with a smiling countenance, and wiped the tears that fell in streams from the eyes of his beloved sister, and cheered her heart by repeating the blessed promises of the gospel with which he was familiar.

  • Hsiang Ling, we will now proceed, perceived the young ladies engaged in chatting and laughing, and went up to them with a smiling countenance.

  • Topándy, making for the two judges, and then retiring before the undisturbed smiling countenance of the lawyer.

  • Not for a single moment did she take her eyes off father's face; and, as often as he looked at her with his merry, smiling countenance, a cold shudder ran through her ancient frame.

  • Or shall he give himself up to the derision of his enemies, and not even have the poor satisfaction of meeting death with front erect and a smiling countenance?

  • He knew not what reply to make to this man, who, after planting the sting of jealousy in his heart, quitted him with a smiling countenance, leaving the wound to rankle.

  • Banfi alone preserved his usual grand seignorial gaiety, which could even express anger with a smiling countenance.

  • She took the upper seat, prayed him to sit down, and said to him with a smiling countenance, "I am much pleased to see you, and wish you all the happiness you can desire.

  • She looked at him with a smiling countenance, and my brother returned her smile, but in so ludicrous a way, that the miller's wife hastily shut her window, lest her loud laughter should make him sensible that she only ridiculed him.

  • I placed myself opposite the stranger, who never ceased looking upon me with a smiling countenance.

  • The young man felt assured at these words, and with a smiling countenance requested me to take a seat by him.

  • With these bloody trophies I returned to my master, who received me with a smiling countenance.

  • He received me with a smiling countenance, saying: "Approach, young man, and answer me what I shall ask you.

  • After they had danced some time, they sat down to take breath, and the young lady calling for a glass of wine, looked upon my brother with a smiling countenance, to signify that she was going to drink his health.

  • With much ado, however, I paid them all, and, through industry and care, my little fortune began to assume a smiling countenance.

  • Marie, quickly; she dried her eyes, and looked defiantly into her mother's complacent, smiling countenance.

  • He then bowed profoundly, and looked intently into the mischievous god's smiling countenance, as if to defy him to do his worst.

  • No, my pride must give me strength to conceal my anguish, and to hear the decision, whatever it may be, with a smiling countenance.

  • The king looked at Wilhelmine, and could find no evidence of this in the fresh, smiling countenance of his enchantress.

  • This lady was alone in the parlour; and the young nobleman immediately perceived that she had been weeping--although she endeavoured to conceal the fact beneath a smiling countenance as she rose to welcome him.

  • Thus exercising a powerful command over my emotions, I even assumed a smiling countenance when we returned home, and when I congratulated her upon having been in such high spirits.

  • Ali Baba received Khaujeh Houssain with a smiling countenance, and in the most obliging manner he could wish.

  • Upon being assured that the desired object might be expected by the regular packet, early next morning, he returned to his seat with a smiling countenance.

  • With a light step and a smiling countenance, she went about the house doing all she could to provide for the comfort and convenience of her expected guests.

  • And I,” said Hesper, with a smiling countenance, “am going to school next week.

  • Upon coming out of a fainting fit, into which his weakness had thrown him, he said with a smiling countenance to all about him, "I would not exchange my life with you all: I feel the smell of the place where I am going.

  • And when the cup was in his hand, with a smiling countenance he said "I think I have good cause to drink with a good will to you.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "smiling countenance" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    announced the; black flag; crossed the; draft craft; ever done; field hospitals; infinitely small; inherit the kingdom prepared for you; keep him; like creatures; little stock; moving about; people said; postage prepaid; quit the; reveals itself; scarcely less; smiling again; smiling countenance; smiling face; smiling glance; solar eclipse; threw themselves; will strike; you suppose