SMOOTH in a Sentence

Learn SMOOTH from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
261 example sentences for SMOOTH, such as:
1. Take the rough with the smooth.
2. The water was as smooth as glass.
3. The course of true love never did run smooth.
4. She had thick black hair and smooth dark skin.
5. The new bill had a smooth passage through Parliament.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of SMOOTH
smooth
 v.  make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
 a.  having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  "I must run upstairs and smooth my hair," she told Stuart and Brent, who were trying to get her cornered from the crowd.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
2  She crossed the room to the mirror and patted her smooth hair approvingly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
3  "Sit down and smooth your ruffled fur," he said, and his voice changed.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
4  "You're a long way from there," said Scarlett, trying to smooth back her untidy hair.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
5  "Oh, but Mama Fontaine," cried her daughter-in-law, casting imploring glances at the two girls, urging them to help her smooth the old lady's feathers.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
6  "Your hands are certainly no business of mine," said Rhett coolly and lounged back in his chair indolently, his face a smooth blank.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
7  His voice was deceptively smooth, almost silky, but she did not notice.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
8  Scarlett looked into his smooth unreadable face in confusion and indignation.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
9  But they did not seem so beautiful when dragged to the light by Rhett, especially in that deceptively smooth voice that covered sarcasm.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
10  She looked up into his blank, smooth face and suddenly her irritation fell away, even as her embarrassment had disappeared after the conversation about her pregnancy.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
11  He looked at her quietly and his brown face was smooth.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIII
12  The lamp on the table shed a quiet yellow glow on the four smooth heads bent to their needlework.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
13  He looked as calm as though he were discussing the weather, and his smooth drawl fell on her ears with no particular emphasis.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVII
14  Rhett never deviated from his smooth, imperturbable manners, even in their most intimate moments.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER L
15  Under her gaze it was suddenly smooth and bland as though wiped clear by magic.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER L
Example Sentence: (51 in 4 pages)
1  The negotiators hoped to effect a smooth transition to an interim administration.
2  Staff helped smooth the way for the new administration.
3  The bed will be more comfortable if you smooth out the sheets.
4  The course of true love never did run smooth.
5  Mix the powder with enough water to make a smooth paste.
6  The water was as smooth as glass.
7  Take the rough with the smooth.
8  The new bill had a smooth passage through Parliament.
9  She had thick black hair and smooth dark skin.
10  You can get a really close, smooth shave with this new double-bladed razor.
11  The wood is a brown color a little deeper than milk chocolate, smooth with rounded edges for aerodynamics.
12  Note how smooth the skin of the upper arm is, then compare it to the skin on the elbow.
13  We must do more to smooth the country's path to democratic reform.
14  Make sure that all the nails are punched in so that the floor is smooth.
15  You have to file away for hours to get this metal smooth.