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Meanings of contritely in inglés

In a rueful manner.

Usage of contritely in inglés
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He later contritely admitted to Fox News that he'd gotten it wrong.
Ebony
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Charles answered her contritely, repressing the merry twinkle in his eye.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 04 (of 15), English
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Beryl rode back to Miss Erne's in a contritely humble mood.
Red-Robin
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Here Mr. Redbrook stopped abruptly, and glanced contritely at his companion.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
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I think we had better go home right away, said Miss Allen contritely.
The Flying U's Last Stand
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She paused and looked up at Honora, and added contritely: There!
A Modern Chronicle — Volume 06
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Some shrug contritely and others say rhetorically "that is a good question".
The Irish Times
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And I admitted contritely that it was horrid of me.
Hunger
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I reckoned you knew it, Miss Jinny, Robinson added contritely.
The Crisis — Volume 07
10
A little hand stole into his, a pair of blue eyes gazed contritely upward.
Peggy-Alone
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She turned away from him, but he followed her contritely.
The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
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I ought not to do that; I am a selfish, cowardly fellow, cried Andreas, contritely.
Andreas Hofer: An Historical Novel
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Grace, interpreting the look, exclaimed contritely: Forgive me, Miriam.
Grace Harlowe's First Year at Overton College
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I am sad that what I did was not right, the z'Srauff Ambassador replied contritely.
Lone Star Planet
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Britha clutched the alligator jacket contritely to her chest.
Pasta Imperfect
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Dodge contritely, an' no wonder, with that there saddle.
The Queen of Sheba, and My Cousin the Colonel
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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