look pleased
Frequency: 8.025.6 per million words
To have an appearance of being pleased.
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Examples (10)
- He tried to look pleased, but his eyes betrayed his true feelings.
- She couldn't help but look pleased when she heard the good news.
- The teacher looked very pleased with the students' progress.
- You can always tell when he's happy because he will look so pleased.
- Despite the minor setback, he managed to look pleased for the camera.
- They both looked genuinely pleased with the outcome of the competition.
- He tried to look pleased with the gift, even though it wasn't what he wanted.
- She arrived, looking quite pleased with herself after completing the difficult task.
- To his surprise, his parents looked rather pleased by his decision.
- The children looked immensely pleased when they saw the pile of presents.