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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

It’s a wistful, country-folk paean that offers both a wry yet realistic assessment of the disposition of collections someone leaves the planet.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

"I've learned how to do everything with one leg, except to be able to use a wheelbarrow," said Williams with a wry smile.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

“Desi people love mangoes,” Rabia tells me with a wry grin.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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

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

From Simon the Jester by William John Locke

"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