shake miserably

Frequency: 5.53.1 per million words

often used with 'head' (shake one's head miserably) to express sadness or disappointment.

miserablyVERB + miserably

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Examples (10)

  • He shook his head miserably at the sight of the ruined garden.
  • She couldn't help but shake her head miserably when she saw the final score.
  • The old man shook his head miserably, reliving past regrets.
  • If you shake your head miserably like that, everyone will know you've given up.
  • Having shaken his head miserably for hours, he finally accepted defeat.
  • Even the manager shook his head miserably at the team's poor performance.
  • The news was so bad, all he could do was shake his head miserably.
  • "It's over," she whispered, shaking her head miserably.
  • One could only shake their head miserably after witnessing such a tragedy.
  • Despite his efforts, he had to shake his head miserably at the persistent problem.