Sentence examples similar to feigning a smile from inspiring English sources

He feigned a smile and said he was happy to see the Warriors, a perennial lottery club, doing well.

Normally the losers at an award show have to feign a smile as the winner's name is read out and the cameras capture their reaction.

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.

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.

When commissioned to interview a local fruit-seller for a light news segment, she can't even feign a genuine smile for her audience.

I feigned a big smile and quickly scrolled through my "sitter stream" and group texted for some steady hours.

Feigning a rapt look, he smiles and says, "I practice my staring gaze".

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.

(I recommend feigning a heart attack).

"Ah, yes," she says, politely feigning a click of recognition.