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Meanings of forbear a smile in English

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Usage of forbear a smile in English
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Even in the midst of their misery Kitty could not forbear a smile.
The Divine Fire
2
Mr. Channing could not forbear a smile at Roland and his hot championship.
The Channings: A Story
3
The fallacy of this assertion was so transparent that Simon could not forbear a smile.
M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur."
4
Henry Smith, though angry, could scarce forbear a smile.
The Fair Maid of Perth; Or, St. Valentine's Day
5
She could not forbear a smile, and in plain terms asked him if he were crazy.
The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
6
Mr. Channing could not forbear a smile.
The Channings: A Story
7
Mr. Pringle could not forbear a smile.
The Three Golden Apples / (From: "A Wonder-Book for Girls and Bo...
8
Her father could not forbear a smile.
Melbourne House, Volume 2
9
Hugh could not forbear a smile.
The White Ladies of Worcester: A Romance of the Twelfth Century
10
Tom could not forbear a smile as he turned his head this way and that to judge of the effect.
Tom Tufton's Travels
11
Miss Duckworth could hardly forbear a smile; the real circumstances were so utterly different from what they appeared in the Principal's eyes.
A Patriotic Schoolgirl
12
And so early in the voyage, too. She looked at me, and when I could not forbear a smile of appreciation she smiled back.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
13
When we hear of a man whose discourses "are too sublime for the ordinary intelligence" it is hard to forbear a smile.
The Young Priest's Keepsake
14
'Does she paint?' he asked, so apprehensively that I could not forbear a smile at Dora's expense.
The Pool in the Desert
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