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  • I have memories of my tired father half-smiling through a trip to Disneyland, a Monopoly marathon and several jigsaw puzzles.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011

  • Boris slumps in his canvas chair three spots down and he nods at me half-smiling.

    Mutiny Richard Kriheli 2010

  • Then, half-smiling, he said: She's still watching, isn't she?

    Observations on D-Land: I Steal a Euro, and Meet a Cool Cop 2009

  • I have memories of my tired father half-smiling through a trip to Disneyland, a Monopoly marathon and several jigsaw puzzles.

    Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Dad Jack Canfield 2011

  • Jessica, half-smiling, looked out over the porch railing.

    Oversleeping & Getting in Trouble for It Christopher Snyder 2011

  • As you entered the new building, an oil painting of the man himself—with his characteristic half-scowling, half-smiling face—stared back at you in the foyer.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • As you entered the new building, an oil painting of the man himself—with his characteristic half-scowling, half-smiling face—stared back at you in the foyer.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • For a moment he even paled, and then the thin mouth was half-smiling again, and his eyes shifted away.

    Watershed 2010

  • He looked at me, only half-smiling, and said, "If I tell you, I'll have to kill you."

    One For The Table: Stalking Wild Watercress 2010

  • As you entered the new building, an oil painting of the man himself—with his characteristic half-scowling, half-smiling face—stared back at you in the foyer.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

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