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A human smile vs human smile

Both "a human smile" and "human smile" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "A human smile" is used when emphasizing the human aspect of the smile, while "human smile" is used more generally to refer to the concept of a smile by humans.

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A human smile

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to emphasize the human aspect of the smile.

Use "a human smile" when you want to emphasize that the smile is specifically from a human being.

Examples:

Her face lit up with a human smile as she saw her long-lost friend.
There is something special about a human smile that can brighten anyone's day.

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It's a post-Russell Edgington world, everyone, and we win back the human public one smile at a time.
Thus can something as insignificant as a name, two syllables, one high, one sweet, summon up the innumerable smiles and tears, and dreams, of a human life.
Stefan called me a human blood bag.
A divine being finally having a human experience.
Not everything is a human rights battle.
Barely qualifies as a human being.
A human Starfleet officer found me.
They're a human being, Marshall.
There's a human growing inside me.
Only a human subject could survive that jaunt.
Placing a human embryo inside a pig...
You acted like a human being.
And turn into a human torch.
Mr Tannock mentioned a Human Rights Commissioner.
It is a human rights abuse.
This is also a human rights issue.
I have recreated the infinite nuances of a human being - a human soul.
Agalsidase alfa has been produced in a human cell line to provide for a human glycosylation profile that can influence uptake by mannose-6-phosphate receptors on the surface of target cells.
A human life with a human name.
It truly takes a human being to really see a human being.

Alternatives:

a warm smile
a genuine smile
a friendly smile
a radiant smile
a kind smile

human smile

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to the concept of a smile by humans.

Use "human smile" when talking about smiles in a general sense, without emphasizing the individual human aspect.

Examples:

The painting captured the essence of a human smile.
His eyes crinkled at the corners, revealing a genuine human smile.

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It's a post-Russell Edgington world, everyone, and we win back the human public one smile at a time.
Smiles sometimes, pretending to be human.
And even blind babies smile to the sound of the human voice.
Give me a big smile, like you guys are human.
You see, the purpose of this project is to prove that when one individual smiles, it will elicit a similar smile from another human, thereby decreasing levels of worldwide... unhappiness.
There's a smile on my face For the whole human race
At the same time, our representations are regularly ignored in the human rights dialogue that the European Union is conducting with the Chinese representatives at all levels - with a friendly smile, but ignored and dismissed nonetheless.
That smile was enigmatic because it was so human, that it came from the mind.
Thus can something as insignificant as a name, two syllables, one high, one sweet, summon up the innumerable smiles and tears, and dreams, of a human life.

Alternatives:

smile of a person
smile of a human
smile from a human
smile by a human
smile made by a human

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