Wry is an English word of 3 letters with synonyms like dry or ironic. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Wry meaning
- Turned away, contorted (of the face or body).
- Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.
- Twisted, bent, crooked.
Using Wry
- The main meaning on this page is: Turned away, contorted (of the face or body). | Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic. | Twisted, bent, crooked.
- Useful related words include: dry, ironic, ironical, humorous.
- In the example corpus, wry often appears in combinations such as: wry smile, with wry, and wry.
Context around Wry
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wry
- In this selection, "wry" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, trademark, sarcastic, signature, sense, smile and humor stand out and add context to how "wry" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alpert s wry humor figures and and a wry intelligence. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wry" sits close to words such as abdulrahman, accessorised and acropolis, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wry
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Although increasingly deaf, Philip displayed his trademark wry wit. (9 words)
Delpy grounds her with gentle humor and a wry intelligence. (10 words)
Did McHugh have a wry chuckle at this particular scene? (10 words)
They’re perhaps less captivating, without the wry, grounding wit of the likes of Keane and Neville, but they show a man who became a symbol trying to work out what to do with the rest of his life. (39 words)
Alpert’s wry humor figures into the film, too, as in a scene where the then-84-year-old carefully doles out a regimented meal and jokes that this is how he manages to keep looking 83. (37 words)
Jessica Reinl sings a soulful “Shallow”, Jack Cunningham’s dancers strut their stuff to Richie’s “Dancing Fool” and comedian Tony “The Hurler” Kelly entertains with some wry observations on the Easter period. (33 words)
Did McHugh have a wry chuckle at this particular scene? (10 words)
Example sentences (20)
Although increasingly deaf, Philip displayed his trademark wry wit.
Gallagher, with a wry smile on his face, snapped back: “It wasn’t as good as last time.
Kenny Leon directs this Broadway revival of ’s wry two-hander about a pair of Black brothers whose names bind them together and set them up for rivalry.
Known for his wry, subtle humor and deft wordplay, Harnick died in his sleep Friday in New York City of natural causes.
On Sunday, he announced that he had tested negative in a long and wry statement on Twitter.
Standing 6-foot-3, with a wry sense of humor and elegant taste in clothes, Mr. Apraxine fit the part of the shrewd courtier.
They’re perhaps less captivating, without the wry, grounding wit of the likes of Keane and Neville, but they show a man who became a symbol trying to work out what to do with the rest of his life.
With a sly smile and wry sense of humor, he left an indelible mark wherever he went.
You are determined, resolute, ambitious, materialistic, sarcastic, wry, private, and scornful of silly, fanciful whimsy.
Delpy grounds her with gentle humor and a wry intelligence.
Did McHugh have a wry chuckle at this particular scene?
In terms of a musical about-face, Courtney Barnett – the Australian singer-songwriter known for wry, observational storytelling – releasing an album of improvised, instrumental guitar music isn’t quite “Dylan goes electric”.
Jessica Reinl sings a soulful “Shallow”, Jack Cunningham’s dancers strut their stuff to Richie’s “Dancing Fool” and comedian Tony “The Hurler” Kelly entertains with some wry observations on the Easter period.
One Hundred Years of Insanity is a remarkable resource, crammed full of matter yet leavened by Lloyd’s trademark wry humour and quotations from the Eagles and Tom Lehrer.
She had a wry sense of humor and a unique ability to play with words, creating funny and clever nicknames and expressions to describe the people and places she encountered.
The wry tubas and trombones that accentuate the opening section.
With Plympton’s signature wry humor and singularly bizarre transformations of the human form, this is an ideal edition for fans and newcomers alike; another animated gem, newly restored, from Deaf Crocodile.
Alpert’s wry humor figures into the film, too, as in a scene where the then-84-year-old carefully doles out a regimented meal and jokes that this is how he manages to keep looking 83.
And the TV cameras caught Mourinho clearly saying something to the Red Devils star, presumably in Portuguese, before breaking into his trademark wry smile.
Despite all she has been through, she is possessed of stoic wry confidence.
Common combinations with wry
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: