smile humourlessly

Examples (10)

• The manager would often smile humourlessly at his subordinates' excuses.
• She could only smile humourlessly at the irony of the situation.
• He watched the scene unfold and gave a humourlessly smiling nod.
• Her lips curved into a humourlessly smiling line, devoid of warmth.
• To his surprise, the stern old man began to smile humourlessly at the joke.
• Even when told a funny story, he would typically smile humourlessly.
• The villain began to smile humourlessly as his plan succeeded.
• After the long debate, the politician could only smile humourlessly at the outcome.
• She forced herself to smile humourlessly, hiding her true feelings.
• He had a habit of smiling humourlessly when discussing serious matters.