remark ruefully

Examples (10)

• "I should have known better," he remarked ruefully after the plan failed.
• She remarked ruefully that her best years were already behind her.
• "The garden is a complete mess now," the old man remarked ruefully.
• Looking at the broken vase, she remarked ruefully on her own clumsiness.
• "I missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," James remarked ruefully to his friend.
• The coach remarked ruefully that the team had lost their best player to a preventable injury.
• "Time flies so fast, doesn't it?" she remarked ruefully, looking at old family photos.
• He remarked ruefully that he had spent all his life's savings on the failed venture.
• "We are certainly not as young as we used to be," they remarked ruefully during the steep hike.
• After the mistake was discovered, the manager remarked ruefully that they should have listened to the experts.