WRY in a Sentence

Learn WRY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
15 example sentences for WRY, such as:
1. His mouth twisted into a wry smile.
2. Matthew allowed himself a wry smile.
3. He gave the wry, quick hiss of a laugh.
4. A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
5. We enjoy Dorothy Parker's verse for its wry wit.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of WRY
wry
 a.  turned to one side; twisted; marked by humorous twist, often with a touch of irony
Classic Sentence:
1  Miss Crocker tasted first, made a wry face, and drank some water hastily.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER ELEVEN
2  But she made a wry face at the prospect, and scratched away at her palette as if bent on vigorous measures before she gave up her hopes.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY
3  "Who'll NEVER give up," amended Hugh, and his smile was proud but a little wry.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
4  In spite of herself, she had to smile too, but it was a wry, uncomfortable smile.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
5  He gave the wry, quick hiss of a laugh.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
6  With a wry face I went out into the hall and opened the door.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. The Adventure of The Crooked Man
7  He imitated with his mouth the act of tasting and made a wry face.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In A LITTLE CLOUD
8  "Money, I suppose," said Lord Fermor, making a wry face.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3
9  The doctor and valet lifted the cloak with which he was covered and, making wry faces at the noisome smell of mortifying flesh that came from the wound, began examining that dreadful place.
War and Peace 4 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 11: CHAPTER XXXII
Example Sentence:
1  A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
2  He pulled a wry face when I asked him how it had gone.
3  With wry humour, they laugh at their misfortunes.
4  Matthew allowed himself a wry smile.
5  His mouth twisted into a wry smile.
6  We enjoy Dorothy Parker's verse for its wry wit.