Pinocchio looked at the tumbler, made a wry face, and then asked in a plaintive voice: "Is it sweet or bitter?
Thrift was the first lesson in their horn-book, pointed out, letter after letter, by the lean finger of the hard schoolmaster, Necessity.
Thanks," replied the aviator and though he made a wry face, he drew himself up very straight and squared his shoulders.
When Bertha Kircher had repeated Usanga's proposition to the aviator, the latter shrugged his shoulders and with a wry face finally agreed.
We have to confront the fact that all great religions have the theory of angels.
Bit by bit they retired and O'Hagan took advantage of a moment to take a green silk Irish flag, with a crownless harp, from his pocket, and attach it to the spike of the cross.
Nancy’s as deep as t’ Tarn, and as proud and hot-tempered as a broody hen.
As he buckled on his belt and hooked in canteen and holster, he heard the Sergeant galloping down the street with his led horse.
Mr. Virgin turned with a sigh into his little back parlour and, wading carefully through the heaps of uncatalogued tomes, set out with a wry face to unlock his walnut writing-cabinet.
The wry water served a good purpose, however, by souring his point-of-view.
They further undertook to start their locomotive works at Wolverton, and thus not interfere with the amenities of Northampton.
Henceforward they had to look upon it as an opponent.
But Dolly, who sat next me at a side table, would make a wrylittle face at my angry one.
The Colonel made such a wry face that Stephen laughed in spite of himself.
She turned to the letter again, holding it very near to her eyes, and made a wry face of impatience.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "wry" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
