Sentence examples for sadly smiling from inspiring English sources

Among some Indians, this quality, key to the stoic, sadly smiling faces so widespread in Bhuj after the quake, is itself partly to blame for the country's plight, since politicians and bureaucrats who fail in crisis are forever claiming, and being granted, second chances.

As a sign of his frustration, the usually talkative star held an abbreviated media session afterward, answering only five questions before a sadly smiling guy in a green jacket hustled him away.

In "The Echo Maker" (2006), one loses count of how many times someone raises an eyebrow, or sadly smiles, or shakes a head: "She shook her head sadly and stacked the dirty dishes".

On Thursday, smiling sadly, Mr. Suharto addressed the country.

"Just the rats picking up stuff, " she said, smiling sadly.

"I'm sure he does," she said, smiling sadly, and, nodding, walked off.

"She doesn't know it is a prison," she said, smiling sadly.

"I don't know anyone out on the wall anymore," Mr. Hoffman said, smiling sadly.

In the bright morning before work began, dozens of brightly jacketed Nymex traders, smiling sadly, hugged each other in front of their building and then looked east.

"We have the First Amendment". "And soon enough," the Cuban said, smiling sadly, "you will also have the Fairness Doctrine". Revoked in 1987, the Fairness Doctrine required broadcasters to air contrasting views of public issues.

"She was passionate about art," he said, smiling sadly.