look smug
Frequency: 8.018.9 per million words
To have an appearance or expression of being overly self-satisfied.
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Examples (10)
- He couldn't help but look smug after winning the competition.
- She tried not to look smug, but her expression gave her away.
- Why do you always look so smug when you know something I don't?
- The cat looked positively smug after catching the mouse.
- Don't look so smug; you haven't won yet.
- He tends to look smug whenever he proves someone wrong.
- After acing the exam, she allowed herself to look a little smug.
- The politician looked insufferably smug during his victory speech.
- I hate it when people look smug after making a simple prediction come true.
- Even though he had made a mistake, he still managed to look surprisingly smug.