ruefulness

Example Sentences

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But her general ruefulness and wry observations feel thin; the book is less a diary of someone’s deepest thoughts, insecurities and secrets than a carefully curated Wikipedia entry.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2020

Usually, “the winning number is about twenty,” adding with mock ruefulness: “they’re merciless, my girls.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2019

“They changed 95% of it,” Mr. Berney says without ruefulness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2018

So that’s a writer who I look back on with some ruefulness.

From Slate • Aug. 18, 2015

“Don’t I know it,” he said with a kind of happy ruefulness.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson