cross somebody's face

She saw him coming, and a look of fear crossed her face.

She saw a look of disappointment cross the young boy's face.

A look of deep pain crossed the large man's face.

Peter sat back and allowed a small smile to cross his face.

Some new thought came to him; I saw it cross his face.

Will wasn't sure, but thought he saw a smile cross his father's face.

A smile crossed his face as the perfect name came to him.

A smile crossed the old man's face as he came up.

But she allowed no sign of that to cross her face, either.

As she said these words, pain seemed to cross her face.