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Meanings of look ruefully in English

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Usage of look ruefully in English
1
And apparently," I said, turning away to look ruefully out the window, "Deborah hates me just as much."
Dexter Is Dead
2
The inherent tragedy of things works itself out from white to black and blacker, and the poor things of a day look ruefully on.
Vailima Letters / Being Correspondence Addressed by Robert Louis...
3
He looked ruefully at her retreating back and turned to greet Kirk.
The Coming of Bill
4
He was looking ruefully at a broken share when Mark approached him.
The Altar Steps
5
Bella picked up the offending volume and looked ruefully at its battered condition.
If Only etc.
6
The sun's down for certain now. He looked ruefully at his torn tunic.
The Bone Doll's Twin
7
The High Constable looked ruefully at his clothing, torn and covered with mud.
The Hunted Outlaw, or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy
8
But the cutter slipped by and left him knee-deep, looking ruefully after them.
K
9
Kelly looked ruefully down at her ruined clothes, then up at her mother.
Darkness
10
Mona looked ruefully out at the golf course and let out a long sigh.
Unbelievable
11
He looked ruefully at the drops on the brick floor.
A Rough Shaking
12
As Amanda neared the place she looked ruefully at her knot of wild flowers.
Amanda: A Daughter of the Mennonites
13
He spat out a piece of amber, and looked ruefully at the broken stem.
Born in Exile
14
She shrugged her shoulders and looked ruefully at her husband.
The Rose of Old St. Louis
15
She looked ruefully at the mess before her: broken glass, fractured tank, dead body.
Heartless
16
Say, girls, I don't see any table set anywhere; and he looked ruefully around.
Idle Hour Stories