mournfully
Example Sentences
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"I have to start over," he said mournfully.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
It reminds me of the old joke about the guy in the Wild West who, before he was hanged for horse stealing, said “This will be a real lesson to me,” mournfully, from the scaffold.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
In the end, the police officers present at the march kept a discreet presence, looking on mournfully at a party from which they were excluded.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025
I observed her and rather mournfully said, "She'll never be a scientist.’"Don mulled this over for a second then cheerily countered, "Ah, but she will be a philosopher."
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
The other animals sitting round her took it up, and they sang it three times over—very tunefully, but slowly and mournfully, in a way they had never sung it before.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
