wryly in English

adverb

distortedly; crooked; deviously; ironically, dryly, bitterly

Use "wryly" in a sentence

1. Sir Henry smiled rather wryly.

2. They've got that wryly smile on their mouth.

3. " Yes , of course, " replied Chueh - hui wryly.

4. He smiled wryly and shook his head.

5. The author comments wryly on the political fallout.

6. She studied him for the longest time, looking wryly amused.

7. But then, she recalled wryly, nor had stage fright.

8. He smiled wryly, then closed his eyes and gnawed his lips.

9. The Crossword Solver found 20 answers to the wryly Amusing crossword clue

10. Guy's mouth kicked up at one corner in a wryly amused smile.

11. He knit his brows in a tight, frown and smiled wryly to himself.

12. Smiling wryly, he fetched the lead and yanked Clytemnestra from the best armchair.

13. Everybody could say it about his second wife though, he thought wryly.

14. Had his earlier bid been approved , he notes wryly, " we wouldn't have this problem. ".

15. He knew, says Menotti a little wryly, that it was time for a dramatic gesture.

16. She sat opposite him on the bench and studied him - wryly , appraisingly, curiously.

17. His mother smiled wryly and reached out to brush a leaf off his clothes.

18. She wondered wryly whether to be thankful for small mercies[sentence dictionary], or to feel insulted.

19. She was no raving beauty, she thought wryly, but at least she now looked human.

20. And she could hardly blame him after the disaster of their own brief marriage, Laura now thought wryly.

21. Harry noted wryly that the file hadn't been updated to include any record of his town hall speech.

22. Somehow he had been infused with some of its magic - that word again, he thought wryly.

23. “About the only growth industry” on the troubled Italian economic scene “is kidnapping,” observes Time magazine wryly.

24. When asked if he would be visiting his family, Becker said wryly: "I hope I don't have time.".

25. Anyone else would have had tact enough to at least dress it up a little, she thought wryly.

26. And Che reau observes that world, which is so close to his own, with a wryly sympathetic eye.

27. The thought made her smile wryly, then she bit her lip as she caught a puzzled glance from Robert.

28. Usage Problem To cause to be mildly or wryly amused: "Unlike William McKinley, whose priggishness Bemused him, Roosevelt had no compunctions about smoking cigars

29. She earned a BA at Tufts University and an MFA at the City College of New York.In her lush, wryly vulnerable poems, Broder embraces the darkness of daily life

30. When I hear such bitter Bellyachings – which typically come from old pals who are decent but not particularly influential – I wryly remember that Jonathan is a politician, like his new

31. "Today was a good day for England," Burbled the BBC, a comment Cockett wryly records in her wartime diary, knowing for certain such an announcement would become more and more ironic

32. The novel is wryly titled; the Caravels were highly maneuverable sailing ships which were used in the 15th and 16th centuries as a vehicle for exploration, trade, proselytization, and colonization.

33. Usage Note: The word Bemused is sometimes used to mean "amused, especially when finding something wryly funny," as in The stream of jokes from the comedian left the audience Bemused, with some breaking out into guffaws

34. Usage Note: The word Bemused is sometimes used to mean "amused, especially when finding something wryly funny," as in The stream of jokes from the comedian left the audience Bemused, with some breaking out into guffaws

35. In 1887 most of the largest white lead Corroders combined to form the National Lead Trust, protecting themselves, paint industry spokesman George Heckel wryly explained, from competition that "had become so keen and its debasing consequences so disturbing to the conscience of moral-minded business men." T