The sins of the father, she thought wryly. Well, they had visited Tony, all right—only he didn't know it.
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Wryly
//ˈɹaɪli//
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‘The king is displeased with it, but he has to be patient,’ Chapuys wryly commented.
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A Ukrainian presidential adviser wrote that Kyiv had nothing to do with the attacks but then wryly compared them to Russia’s past use of proxy forces to fight in Ukraine.
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It was Joe, who had taken the gloves when the wicket-keeper went on to bowl. Mike grinned, wryly but gratefully.
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