"`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"
After failing his final exam, he wore a rueful expression on his face as he realized his mistake.
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Her rueful song quivered through the air as she knelt down and shook her fists at the sky.
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"No, I was waiting for the right moment and missed my chance," he said with a rueful smile.
"Okay Grandpa, you caught me out," admitted the boy, with a rueful expression on his freckled face.
The rueful teenager was forced, out of guilt, to tell the teacher about smashing his car headlights
"I guess I really made a mess of things" she said with a rueful look.
Rueful:adjective:a. causing people to feel sorrow or pity; lamentableb. feeling or showing sorrow or pity; mournful.c. feeling or showing regret.Example sentences:We felt rueful when our friend didn't get invited to the party.Some parents had rueful looks on their faces.One parent even made a rueful remark.When the party ended the host was left feeling rueful.
Rueful is 'with sorrow and regret'.
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The adverb for "rueful" is "ruefully."