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Example sentences for: wry

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Moore is known for her wordplay, wry humor, and smart, bitter female protagonists; this collection is said to show a "deepening emotional chiaroscuro" (Michiko Kakutani, the New York Times )--Moore's most warm and powerful to date.
This romantic book is saved by unexpectedly wry realism.
That mixture of wry humor and openness to further argument endeared Herb to the many friends and admirers who mourn his death today at the age of 83.
Casino blends Raging Bull with GoodFellas and can be interpreted as a wry allegory of Hollywood in the '70s--a time when "guys like us" (i.e.
Kraków grew in importance and eventually became the country’s capital in the 12th century (replacing Gniezno), when Duke Boleslaw “the Wry Mouthed” established his official residence on Wawel Hill.