smile on/upon
phrasal verb
smiled on/upon; smiling on/upon; smiles on/upon
: to make (someone or something) have good luck or success
Fortune smiled upon us and we won the lottery.
Examples of smile on/upon in a Sentence
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Someone who could always lift your spirits, someone who was welcome in your home and always showed up with a smile on his face.
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Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
Advertisement The bear appears to be climbing onto a plateau on the San Gabriel Mountains, a smile on its face, with the lights of Hollywood and Los Angeles shining below.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
What legal troubles? Cuba Gooding Jr. was spotted partying with a huge smile on his face Saturday at the Formula One Miami Grand Prix in Miami Gardens at Hard Rock Stadium.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
Most of his expression was obscured by his mask, but Death Skull could make out the hint of a smile on the visible portion of his face.
—Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
This is the kind of stuff that David normally says with a smile on his face to be funny.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Florentino Pérez had a contented smile on his face, and with good reason.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
This dreamy hue is bound to put a smile on your face.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024
He’s always got that faintly skeletal skip in his step, the hint of a smile on his face.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
Advertisement The bear appears to be climbing onto a plateau on the San Gabriel Mountains, a smile on its face, with the lights of Hollywood and Los Angeles shining below.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
What legal troubles? Cuba Gooding Jr. was spotted partying with a huge smile on his face Saturday at the Formula One Miami Grand Prix in Miami Gardens at Hard Rock Stadium.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
Most of his expression was obscured by his mask, but Death Skull could make out the hint of a smile on the visible portion of his face.
—Simon Rich, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
This is the kind of stuff that David normally says with a smile on his face to be funny.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Florentino Pérez had a contented smile on his face, and with good reason.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
This dreamy hue is bound to put a smile on your face.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024
He’s always got that faintly skeletal skip in his step, the hint of a smile on his face.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Smile on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smile%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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