He grinned in a sort of self congratulatory way for his quick thinking despite the heat.

He grinned despite himself, sat gingerly on the edge of the sofa.

Then she held her hands up defensively and let herself grin despite the circumstances.

She ran a hand through her dark curls, grinning despite herself.

I grinned back, despite the tension of the moment.

"The news isn't all good," Conway said, grinning with relief despite himself.

He grinned despite his determination to maintain a serious mien.

He went around behind the ban, got himself a bottle and brought it over to the table, grinning a big grin despite the heat.

Sean asked them, grinning despite the challenge in his tone.

This time she grinned back, despite an obvious effort to remain stern.