wanly

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She smiled wanly, and sat thinking for a while, her pale face pressed between her hands.

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  • Lucius smiled wanly, and I could see that he was growing tired. —  EQMM, May 2005
  • "He might be a celebrity," Mr. Reichart said wanly, a trace of disappointment in his voice. —  DealBook
  • I want"--Ascher smiled wanly--"to talk about myself You stand to lose heavily," I said. —  Gossamer 1915
  • Alvina smiled a little wanly, wondering where she was. —  The Lost Girl
  • When she is bright, she's that cunnin As Janice came up the steps to sit down beside the poor woman and play with the baby, that smiled at her so wanly, the sleeping man grunted, rolled over toward them, half opened his eyes, and then rolled back again Something rattled on the boards of the porch. —  How Janice Day Won
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