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wry

[rahy] / raɪ /


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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

However, the Telegraph's Robbie Collin held a much higher opinion of film five, pointing to a "warm and wry update of a beloved formula" in his four-star review.

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’ve been wondering the same thing for most my life, you see. I thought if you had any ideas ” she gave me a wry, hopeful look.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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




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