wryness

Example Sentences

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He doesn’t have Hannah Gadsby’s verbal finesse, Alex Edelman’s zeitgeist radar or Mike Birbiglia’s off-beat wryness.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024

Duggan, who owns the D.C. bar Madam’s Organ, laughs now at the wryness and lack of lament in those texts.

From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2022

“She may have the surface dryness or wryness of other Finnish artists I have known, but her passion quickly comes out when she’s on the podium.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2022

He barely bothers to make jokes, even though wryness was central to his act for years.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2020

“Mmm,” she said instead, hoping the lilt could be mistaken for sympathy instead of wryness.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon