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The phrase 'forcing a smile' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe someone who is displaying a facial expression that they are not feeling genuine emotion for. For example: "The disappointed contestant forced a smile as they accepted defeat."
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"You can't begin to understand," she says, annoyed by the question but forcing a smile.
"I guess the track owed me one," Mayfield said afterward, forcing a smile.
Reyes stood doubled over, catching his breath, forcing a smile, as Conti teased him.
"Nah, I don't think that's how it's going to work," Strickland said, forcing a smile.
"It was, it was, but it's over now," replied Kate, forcing a smile.
"Again, for me it's about survival," he says, forcing a smile as his wife looks on.
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