Sentence examples for cheerful act from inspiring English sources

I'd say no – it was a cheerful act of insubordination by a general (the son of a general, too) who, writes Hastings, learned years ago "how far he could go in a rigid military hierarchy without getting tossed out".

Neville Marriner leads a smooth, not entirely idiomatic account of "Il Turco in Italia," a cheerful two-act comic opera composed for La Scala in 1814, on Philips (434 128; two CD's).

Slightly rotund, unpretentious and unfailingly cheerful, Cannon acts more like a Good Humor man than a buttoned-down lawyer or a fast-track executive who pledges allegiance every day to his management-by-objective chart.

It's a very cheerful and energetic act, with funky music.

Gail: On Tuesday night while Paul was doing his cheerful old coot act after he came in third, Rand was standing behind him looking as if he wanted to take a blowtorch to the ballroom.

At home during breaks from boarding school, Wainaina lives a dream-life of stories even while making a cheerful effort to act the expected part of a good man-child.

Act cheerful and look happy often.

If your parents are strongly hinting about an activity or meal they want you to join them for, agree and try to act cheerful and not sulky when you go.

So why act unnaturally cheerful about something that is a dreadful experience?

Don't act too cheerful and optimistic; it can be cute and fun but too much is just plain annoying.

Be careful to act quite cheerful for a while afterwards, as your parents will worry about any lack of smiles.