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Abil Posted 16 years ago
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Murderous glint

1. Whenever he smiles a murderous glint flashes in his face.



2. Whenever he smiles a murderous glint shows in his face.



3. Even he smiles with a murderous glint.



4. Even his smiles flash a murderous glint.



Are these sentences correct? Are the verbs “flash” and “show” used with “glint” appropriately?



Thanks.
  

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Abil 1. Whenever he smiles , a murderous glint flashes on his face. 2.

— Fandorin

  • Abil 1.
  • Whenever he smiles , a murderous glint flashes on his face.
  • 2.
  • Whenever he smiles a murderous glint shows in his face.
  • It sounds bad.
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Abil1. Whenever he smiles, a murderous glint flashes on his face.

2. Whenever he smiles a murderous glint shows in his face. It sounds bad.

3. He even smiles with a murderous glint.

4. Even his smile flashes a murderous glint. Flash and glint convey similar things. So it is not a good idea to use them toget
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Thanks Fandorin. How is the following sentence?

Whenever he smiles, a murderous glint appears on his face?
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It sounds good to me.Emotion: smile
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