Creighton tried to smile again. The result fit him like…

Ay-firmative,' Eve said, and tried for a smile. 'Sorry. An Aliens reference always makes me feel better at times like this. Exept I'm not…

— Rachel Caine

We tried not to smile, for smiling only encourages men to bore you and waste your time.

— Sheila Heti

He tried to smile, but it was just a shape his mouth made.

— Melissa Bank

“Sebastian, women like sex just as much as men... if it's good." He tried to smile but still looked uncertain, his forehead creasing with…

— Jane Harvey-Berrick

“Bod tried to smile, but he could not find a smile inside himself.”

— Neil Gaiman

“She tried to smile but her face,she noticed with a jolt,was one that had been configured for tradgedy.”

— Beatrice Colin

“I bit my cheek and tried not to smile. It didn't matter what I threw at the guy; I couldn't shake that darn sunny…

— Nicole Williams

“She tried to smile warmly but wondered if she looked "fakey," something Ariel sometimes accused her of. Ariel had said. "It's like you're trying…

— Lorrie Moore

“I’m sorry on behalf of my friend.” I tried to smile. “Doesn’t count, but the effort gets an A plus.” “My first ever,” he…

— Fisher Amelie

“I tried to smile but feared I would cry. 'I always wondered what it was like to be shot.' 'Now you've lived to tell…

— Cameron Stracher

And all of the feelings that I thought were gone, came rushing back to me. At once I tried to smile and hide the…

— Anonymous

“He had tried to smile, but it was broken.”

— Kim Harrison

“I tried to smile, but gravity kept tugging at the corners of my mouth.”

— Tania Penn

“You don't look very happy." Tally tried to smile. David had shared his biggest secret with her; she should tell him hers. But she…

— Scott Westerfeld

I tried to smile the tears away, but still I can't forget that moment when you said goodbye.

— Anonymous