Sentence examples for smile rather from inspiring English sources

Howard Thoresen ably handles the Squire's villainy with a sly smile rather than a sneer.

Even when irritated by the surprise presence of a photographer, stars now smile rather than attack.

They bared their teeth to smile rather than snap at one another.

It's another form of the Smile of Reason, with a sensual emphasis on the smile rather than on the reasoning.

She's just as determined but plays more cerebrally, enough to bring a smile rather than crowd-swell applause.

Whether by design or default, Debra Whitfield's Emelin rendition is likely to make audiences smile rather than guffaw.

She smiles, rather sweetly.

They smiled rather than laughed.

"Well that is rather alarming," he added, smiling rather weakly.

The woman who'd asked for directions was smiling rather helplessly now, Etheridge thought.

Contrary to a reputation for surly prickliness, mischievous smiles rather seem to be Bernard Butler's thing.