She smiles a lot, but she's still alone.

Meaning: She seems happy, but she feels lonely because she doesn't have company.

Choice of Words: Smiles means expressing happiness or amusement by curving your mouth. Alone means without the company of others. Still means continuing in the same way despite something.

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She smiles a lot, but she's still alone.

Meaning: This means that even though she smiles and seems happy, she doesn't have any friends or family around her.

Choice of Words: Smiles means when you show happiness by turning up the corners of your mouth. A lot means many times or often. Alone means being without any other people around. When you put them together, it means she often shows happiness by smiling, but she doesn't have anyone with her.

She's always smiling, but she's lonely.

Meaning: This means that even though she smiles and seems happy, she actually feels sad and lonely because she doesn't have anyone to spend time with.

Choice of Words: Always means all the time. Lonely means feeling sad or unhappy because you don't have anyone with you. When you put them together, it means that she smiles all the time, but she still feels sad because she doesn't have any friends or family around her.

She puts on a brave face, but deep down she's hurting.

Meaning: This means that even though she smiles and seems happy, she's actually feeling very sad and lonely inside.

Choice of Words: Puts on a brave face means to pretend to be strong and happy, even when you're not. Deep down means inside yourself, where no one else can see. Hurting means feeling pain or sadness. When you put them together, it means that she pretends to be happy, but she's really hurting inside because she doesn't have anyone to talk to or spend time with.

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