Sentence examples for droll but from inspiring English sources

The exercise is passably droll but awfully strenuous.

This was rather droll, but Welles seemed to mean it.

Some were quite droll, but many, unfortunately, fell into the "ce n'est pas drôle" category.

Very droll, but for God's sake be careful, don't be giving those clowns any ideas.

Nariz do Vinho Tinto Nariz do Vinho Tinto translates as Red Wine Nose, droll but appropriate.

This is droll, but it is also deeply touching because it encapsulates the lapses and petty indignities of aging.

For added distraction, couple it with the immortal 1965 short A Charlie Brown Christmas (on iTunes), a droller but equally affecting tale of community and belonging.

He's being droll again, but the remark feels poignant.

This is fine and droll, sure, but her strongest writing takes on richer tones.

Daphine took the poaching with droll resignation, but the writer, Mickey, couldn't.

Allen's is a sceptical, droll outlook, but she isn't afraid of occasional profundity.