Ruefulness

The way Ward balances ruefulness and hope is singularly impressive. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Brought to his knees, with the evidence of Wolsey's duplicitous intentions scattered in letters on the floor, Cochrane provides, in the vein of Richard II, a moving account of a titan cut down to admirably human ruefulness. ❋ Peter Marks (2010)

She tried to keep the ruefulness out of her voice. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Stritch is sassy and skillful, bringing a fierce ruefulness to her performance, previously played by Angela Lansbury. ❋ Fern Siegel (2010)

They had not made love last night—and Alice had blamed herself with a particular ruefulness. ❋ Stephen O’Connor (2010)

Of ruefulness that winning was borne of what was the worst tragedy in my life. ❋ Rus Bowden (2010)

"Portuondo's contralto still registers as a formidably potent and emotionally limber instrument, telegraphing ruefulness or parental tenderness or swooning romantic fatalism." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Wennerstrom floods these sentiments with ruefulness and regret, and still in the space of a mere 11 words, also fills them with a vow not be such a mess up in the future. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That sense of pride in a life's work and ruefulness at its finitude colors every second of "Saturday Night & Sunday Morning": an autumnal masterpiece by an American master. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"I'm a man of many failings," McCain says with a genuine, if practiced, ruefulness. ❋ Unknown (2008)

‘I hope,’ said Mr. Bumble, looking about him with great ruefulness, as Mr. Grimwig disappeared with the two old women: ‘I hope that this unfortunate little circumstance will not deprive me of my porochial office?’ ❋ Unknown (2007)

He's never felt that he has an obligation to any of us to air his own misgivings or ruefulness and I have to say during the six hours or so of interviews that I did with him, the president was very free form. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Many gloomy looks would be cast upward through the cabin skylights at the flapping sails while dinner was in progress; and some, growing bold in ruefulness, predicted that we should land about the middle of July. ❋ Unknown (2007)

“If I could I would oblige you; but I fear I cannot!” she replied, with illogical ruefulness. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Arlis, Akimbo, Extricate, and Teddy laughed, though there was more than a tinge of ruefulness in it. ❋ Anthony, Piers (2006)

1.) [Rueful]!! That was hilarious. 2.) Man, [I'll bet] that guy in [TFC] is rueing the day he was born after what I did to him ❋ Anonymous (2003)