all smiles

idiom

: happy and smiling
She was all smiles as she opened her birthday presents.

Examples of all smiles in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One woman in the row in front of me was on FaceTime for a decent part of the performance, presumably with a friend who was all smiles while watching the set. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024 Joe Alwyn is all smiles following his appearance at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024 The team was all smiles as the final seconds went off the clock, a far cry from the scene during an early first-half timeout. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2024 The two youngest Jackson sisters were all smiles in another 1978 portrait. John Russell, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024 Later, when the chocolate dome cake and white wine signaled the meal’s end, and the DJ cranked the music, Philbin was once again all smiles — hugging Los Angeles County Museum of Art Director Michael Govan and greeting a seemingly endless array of well wishers. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2024 Consuelos is all smiles as his wife gives him a sweet kiss on the cheek in one photo. Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024 Decked out in merchandise from his Free Rein Coffee Company, Hauser was all smiles at the ceremony Wednesday. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024 The English actor was all smiles and back to her irreverent self in an Instagram series posted Tuesday. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024

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“All smiles.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20smiles. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.

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