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.

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Being in the locker room, being on the plane, on the court, just pulling guys aside and just having a smile on his face and giving back and thinking of himself as just one of the guys and nothing more than that. —

Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025 Barlow manages to fight with seemingly all of her castmates, all while keeping a smile on her face. —

Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024 Belle is waiting eagerly behind the counter, barking, tail wagging furiously with a smile on her face, and standing with her paws up against the table. —

Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 Advertisement None of the deficiencies could dim the wide smile on Jim Harbaugh’s face after the game. —

Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for smile on/upon

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