wryness

Example Sentences

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Britpop conveyed Britishness through wryness; grunge articulated Americana through sublimated passion.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

But there is a wryness to Run the Jewels, even at their most impassioned.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2022

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

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

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon