Sentence examples for with a wan from inspiring English sources

He looked up from his oatmeal with a wan smile.

Most are OK, she explained with a wan smile.

It ends with a wan statement by the new blood.

"You can't be in here," he said, closing the door with a wan smile.

"Something is better than nothing," the assistant said with a wan smile.

"I handled the day and Dennis handled the night," Manley says with a wan smile.

The three 9-by-30-foot extravaganzas are named: "Flying Carpet With a Waning Moon Over a Violent Nation;" "Flying Carpet With Petri Dishes for a Disturbed Nation;" and "Flying Carpet With Magic Mirrors for a Distorted Nation".

With Holiday Inn, a wan jukebox musical centered on the songs of Irving Berlin, the Roundabout Theater Company has entered hostel territory.

But this time, he was not so garrulous, silently walking past a gaggle of reporters and curiosity-seekers with only a wan smile on his face.

The search, in which the pair are joined by Kate and Bugs, takes them to Las Vegas where they meet up with Dusty Tails (a wan, charisma-free Heather Locklear), an undercover operative posing as a showgirl.

"I can't explain it," Mr. Roberts said with a shrug and a wan smile when asked about his friendship with Mr. Lucas.