Sentence examples for feigned smile from inspiring English sources
The phrase "feigned smile" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a smile that is not genuine, often put on to deceive or hide true feelings. Example: "She greeted him with a feigned smile, masking her true disappointment."
I understand why some make terrible choices after divorce and recognize my old self in the emptiness behind a newly divorced woman's eyes, her feigned smile, the sinking of her chest as she struggles to breathe.
He feigned a smile and said he was happy to see the Warriors, a perennial lottery club, doing well.
The guy clammed up and feigned a smile, which saved him from any lynching that might have been about to happen... or at least more chanting from upset protesters.
She feigns a smile, presumably hoping for a steal that she doesn't get.
GANYIEL, SOUTH SUDAN – Kneeling over a pot of water drawn from the nearby swamp, Veronica feigns a smile as her eyes dart toward the floor of her small hut.
I feigned a big smile and quickly scrolled through my "sitter stream" and group texted for some steady hours.
A smile, feigned devastation or a simple "Lucky guy", "I'm not surprised you're in demand, you're gorgeous" or a "I'll see you there, maybe we can dance at some point?" reduces the awkwardness of the situation- and vastly increases your chances of getting a date with them another time.
Torre smiled and feigned annoyance.
There is only an unaffected exuberance impossible to feign and a smile that has lighted living rooms — and brightened Twitter feeds — across the United States.
When commissioned to interview a local fruit-seller for a light news segment, she can't even feign a genuine smile for her audience.
You saunter up to them, feigning nonchalance; they smile at you, and they say their name -- yes! you're on your way! -- but when the moment passes, but you have absolutely no idea what they just said.
