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Meanings of wintry smile in English

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Usage of wintry smile in English
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Still...' she gave him a wintry smile, 'a shock to one's pride.'
Stonewielder
2
Then his bleak old face smiled a wintry smile as he said:
The Christian: A Story
3
I gave him a wintry smile and stepped away to the Bentley.
Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
4
Again the wintry smile as he walked, his long thin hair loose.
Orb Sceptre Throne
5
Let him come, says Ilaria, with raised eyebrows and a wintry smile.
Earthwork out of Tuscany: Being Impressions and Translations of ...
6
He smiled another wintry smile, and Konstanzakis snorted in wry agreement.
The Short Victorious War
7
Mr. Parker did not answer, but a wintry smile flittered across his face.
The Prince and Betty
8
She nodded, put the phone down, and gave Julien and me a wintry smile.
The Bride Wore Black Leather
9
Carlo shook like a leaf, but Megales only smiled at O'Halloran his wintry smile.
Bucky O'Connor: A Tale of the Unfenced Border
10
The stranger bowed acquiescence with a transient wintry smile, and looked gratefully on the fire.
J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 / The Haunted Baronet (1...
11
He permitted himself the luxury of a wintry smile.
The Stowaway Girl
12
Pep greeted the news with a wintry smile.
The Irish Times
13
The speaker's lips curled in a wintry smile.
The Net
14
The man favored her with his wintry smile.
The Ne'er-Do-Well
15
I returned Nicodemus's smirk with a wintry smile.
Skin Game
16
The lieutenant smiled a faint, cold, wintry smile.
The Firefly of France
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