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Meanings of wistful smile in English

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Usage of wistful smile in English
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And he had no reply of her, except her somewhat wistful smile.
All souls' rising
2
There was a wistful smile on his lips as he slowly whispered:
The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln
3
Then she looked into my upturned face with a very wistful smile.
The Lost World
4
A faint, transient, wistful smile lightened her brooding face, pale and stern.
Clayhanger
5
She took Dinah's arm, looking at her with a strangely wistful smile.
Greatheart
6
He appreciated what it meant, but managed to produce his pleasant, wistful smile.
The Shadow Line: A Confession
7
He looked at me with the same old gentle, wistful smile.
Danger! and Other Stories
8
He always gave a wistful smile as he brushed by me.
Helen of troy
9
She made no reply, simply regarding him with a wistful smile.
The Wings of the Morning
10
She answered, with a wistful smile: I, too, regret my poet.
The Certain Hour (Dizain des Poëtes)
11
A wistful smile tugged at the edges of Mrs. Mercer's lips.
Two Truths and a Lie
12
A rather wistful smile passed across the face of the prisoner in the dock.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
13
Grant me my vengeance, he said quietly, then gave Reiko a tender, wistful smile.
The Dragon King’s Palace
14
She held it out to Rina with a wistful smile.
Two on the Trail: A Story of the Far Northwest
15
Musa, with an indolent and wistful smile, suggested the roof.
The Lion's Share
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Her eyes rested, with a wistful smile, upon the book.
The White Ladies of Worcester: A Romance of the Twelfth Century
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