| Those stairs must have been a little more challenging than I thought, he ruefully admitted to himself. |
| Darcy grew calm again, and to her infuriation Lizzy thought she saw him smile ruefully. |
| In a recent song, he ruefully concedes that his fans prefer the Shady persona. |
| Of course, he adds ruefully, it took him another eight months to get his head back together. |
| Disaster theorists will ruefully note that it has little to do with global warming. |
| Louise ruefully confessed she rarely tunes in to watch television these days. |
