Words similar to plaintively

Example sentences for: plaintively

How can you use “plaintively” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

he asks us plaintively.
"Have you seen it yet?" she asked, I like to think a little plaintively.
they plaintively ask.
The viola tends to be plaintively melancholic, or else to squawk, ugly-duckling style, like a bassoon or an English horn.
Zwick and Herskovitz grasp this, in principle, since at one point they have Lily's daughter asking plaintively, "Why can't they keep their private lives private ?"