Sulu tried to smooth his face into its blandest expression of innocence.

He looked back at the horse, smiling, reaching up to smooth its broad black face, his fingers combing the fine dark hair.

Anna frowned at the wording, then smoothed her face and continued.

She smoothed her face before he could see her frown.

It took an effort to smooth his face before he went in.

She smoothed her face to serenity and took his hand.

A hand reached out and smoothed Breaca's face, as her father had done once, long ago, after the first killing.

With a heroic effort he smoothed his face into lines of cordiality.

Smoothing her face, she turned away from the blazing hearth.

He frowned and then quickly smoothed his face into neutral.