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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The huge smile on his face showed how much the goal meant to him as he was engulfed by his jubilant teammates.
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Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
Lap times and agility mattered far less because open-air motoring, in a car that was rare and unusual, is all that was needed to put a smile on your face.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Having just seen my daughter walk across the graduation stage with an enormous smile on her face, my guidance has much to do with the practical, yet is equally steeped in the emotional.
—Bonnie Kleffman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Another photo showed their older daughter with her arms wrapped around her younger brother with a huge smile on her face.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
Lap times and agility mattered far less because open-air motoring, in a car that was rare and unusual, is all that was needed to put a smile on your face.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Having just seen my daughter walk across the graduation stage with an enormous smile on her face, my guidance has much to do with the practical, yet is equally steeped in the emotional.
—Bonnie Kleffman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Another photo showed their older daughter with her arms wrapped around her younger brother with a huge smile on her face.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for smile on/upon
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“Smile on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smile%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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