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Meanings of cynical smile in English

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Usage of cynical smile in English
1
A cynical smile wreathed itself around the mouth of the old roué.
The Redemption of David Corson
2
As he retreated the clerk looked at him with a cynical smile.
The Web of Life
3
Bradley looked at Ned with the old cynical smile on his face.
The Boy Scout Camera Club; Or, the Confession of a Photograph
4
Hewson growled like a wrathful bear, but Mervin smiled his cynical smile.
The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance
5
A cynical smile had found its way to the funeral director's lips.
Diagnosis: danger
6
A cynical smile spread across Williams's face as he shook his head.
The frailty of flesh
7
Jackie gave me a somewhat cynical smile, and nodded toward the house phone.
Dexter’s Final Cut
8
She gave him a little cynical smile, then broke her song in two.
The Splendid Idle Forties: Stories of Old California
9
A mocking, cynical smile was in the eyes that met Jessie's.
Man-Size
10
The gentleman from London noted these items with a cynical smile.
The Slave of the Lamp
11
He turned to the woman-whosat regarding him with that fixed cynical smile.
The Hand of Fu-Manchu / Being a New Phase in the Activities of F...
12
But the inspector only smiled a cynical smile, and answered calmly-
What's Bred in the Bone
13
Mr. Keene smiled that cynical smile again and offered me the apothecary jar.
IT
14
Hilda closed the draped door with a mysterious, bitter, cynical smile.
Clayhanger
15
He scowled heavily at Gilmore, who met his scowl with a cynical smile.
The Just and the Unjust
16
The bitter, cynical smile was still on Keralio's lips as he went on:
The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure
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Cynical smile through the time
Cynical smile across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common