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Mr. Ross’s wry observations—low-key, grounded and personal—contrast with the blown-out mix.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

The fifth instalment of Toy Story has received mixed reviews from critics, who have describe it as being "a warm and wry update" to an otherwise now "played out" franchise.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

Bessent walked to the podium with a wry smile.

From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026

Rams castaway Cooper Kupp still boasts an unexpected wry sense of humor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

‘I can’t go all the way at a run, Sam,’ said Frodo with a wry smile.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The wrier is president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023

Associated Press wrier Sophia Bollag contributed to this report from Los Angeles.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2018

These idiosyncratic artworks, which displayed a wrier side of his personality, were not seen by the public until after Geisel’s death in 1991.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2018

There is no heir apparent to Ms. Winfrey; while Ellen DeGeneres is beloved, her tone is wrier.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2010

“In it, a lord asks a lady if she’ll love him, and she replies ambiguously: ‘I cannot hate.’” wriest McInnis.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 6, 2016

"That's a perfectly good wish plumb wasted," said Penfield, refilling both glasses, his features twisted in the wriest of grimaces.

From The Day of Days An Extravaganza by Arthur William Brown

I confronted death with a smile; I meet life with the wriest of wry faces.

From Simon the Jester by William John Locke