rueful is in my sentence...See, it wasn't that hard.
After failing his final exam, he wore a rueful expression on his face as he realized his mistake.
"No, I was waiting for the right moment and missed my chance," he said with a rueful smile.
" She was rueful when she heared the news" Hope i gave u good info
"I guess I really made a mess of things" she said with a rueful look.
The word "rueful" is an adjective. It describes someone who is feeling or showing regret or remorse.
"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
Her rueful song quivered through the air as she knelt down and shook her fists at the sky.
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.
"`I made a big mistake,' he said ruefully"
the origin is middle english
Rueful, remorseful.