drily
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Mr. Tennant returns, too, providing drily hilarious narration to what is purely ridiculous, including English- and logic-torturing pronouncements and press statements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
“If the water starts rolling up on us, well, somebody will probably run,” he noted drily.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
"I need elderly health care from my nieces and nephew," she says drily, "so I need that cultural cachet."
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2025
As Gerry McGovern drily quipped from the stage: "We're delighted to have your attention."
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
He sat at the head of the table, drinking red wine and talking drily of French presidents whom he had met, of the French universities that had offered him jobs.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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