Wanly example sentences

Related (10): palely, weakly, feebly, meagerly, thinly, faintly, indistinctly, shakily, unsteadily, waveringly

wanly

definition

- adverb form of wan

wan

adjective

wan (adjective) · wanner (comparative adjective) · wannest (superlative adjective)

- (of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion:

- (of light) pale; weak:

- (of a smile) weak; strained:

- (of the sea) without luster; dark and gloomy.

Synonyms

wan, pale, pallid, ashen, white, gray, anemic, jaundiced, colorless, bloodless, waxen, chalky, milky, pasty, peaky, sickly, sallow, drained, drawn, sapped, ghostly, deathly, deathlike, bleached, etiolated, flushed, ruddy, dim, faint, weak, feeble, pale, watery, bright

"Wanly" Example Sentences

1. She smiled wanly at the sight of her old friend.
2. The plant grew wanly in the dimly lit room.
3. He thanked them, but his voice came out wanly.
4. The painter applied the colors wanly to create a soft effect.
5. She replied wanly to his greeting and kept walking.
6. The moon shone wanly through the thick clouds.
7. She approached the door, her legs moving wanly.
8. The singer's voice sounded wanly in the empty theater.
9. He waved his hand wanly in response to their goodbye.
10. The tree stood wanly in the middle of the field, devoid of leaves.
11. Her smile was wanly returned by her unenthusiastic colleague.
12. The sunlight filtered wanly through the dirty window panes.
13. The audience clapped wanly after the singer's mediocre performance.
14. He held out his hand to shake hers, but she only grasped it wanly.
15. She spoke wanly, her voice barely above a whisper.
16. The sky was painted wanly with the pastels of sunset.
17. The store's stock had been selling wanly for months.
18. She sipped her coffee wanly, lost in thought.
19. The window frame held on wanly to the remnants of peeling paint.
20. The group walked away, their spirits wanly deflated.
21. He looked at her, his eyes shining wanly in the dim light of the room.
22. She stood up from the table, swaying wanly as she did so.
23. The dog whimpered wanly, wanting to play but too tired to do so.
24. Her perfume filled the air wanly, reminding him of a past life.
25. The fan in the corner whirled wanly, barely moving the hot air in the room.
26. The racecar limped wanly across the finish line, barely making it.
27. She looked up wanly as he entered the room, not wanting to speak but doing so out of obligation.
28. The film's start had been wanly received, but it gained momentum as it progressed.
29. The flowers in the vase drooped wanly, needing fresh water.
30. His laughter came out wanly, his heart not entirely in it.