mournfully
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"I have to start over," he said mournfully.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
It reminds me of the old joke about the guy in the Wild West who, before he was hanged for horse stealing, said “This will be a real lesson to me,” mournfully, from the scaffold.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
King Lear mournfully wonders, “Is there any cause in nature that makes these hard hearts?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
"The place has been demolished and is now empty," say Baba Bala mournfully, adding that most of his colleagues are either dead or have given up on the business.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
Yet he looks at me mournfully with his unpatched eye as if I’m the one to pity.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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