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Meanings of mirthless smile in English

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Usage of mirthless smile in English
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I was obviously wrong.' His mirthless smile sent shivers down her spine.
The power of the legendary greek
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She forced a mirthless smile, and clasped her fingers across her knee:
The Hidden Children
3
As their hands met, he looked up with a queer, mirthless smile.
The Swindler and Other Stories
4
He checked the screen and a mirthless smile exposed his incisors.
Artemis Fowl: the time paradox
5
Thick pus oozed from his empty eye-sockets and dripped from his mirthless smile.
Sharper than a serpent's tooth
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The mirthless smile discounted the words; the cold, avid eyes were busy and suspicious.
Those Who Smiled, and Eleven Other Stories
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McMurtrie stood in the doorway, that mirthless smile of his fixed upon his lips.
A Rogue by Compulsion: An Affair of the Secret Service
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He said, showing his teeth in a somewhat mirthless smile:
And Then There Were None
9
A self-confident, mirthless smile passed quickly from his lips, and then he backed away.
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard
10
Razor Eddie's mouth moved in a slow, utterly mirthless smile.
Something from the nightside
11
His mouth twisted then, into a mirthless smile of triumph.
Caleb's crossing
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He shook his head, a mirthless smile on his lips.
Hell House
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And he wants to be free from Aes Sedai. Moiraine gave a small, mirthless smile.
The great hunt
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Then she looked about with a dry, mirthless smile.
Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3
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A mirthless smile flickered over the Englishman's gray face.
The Cruise of the Dry Dock
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He shuddered and a mirthless smile moved his lips.
The Incredible Shrinking Man
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Mirthless smile through the time
Mirthless smile across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common