Affection for my wry, sweet-tempered father, meanwhile, left me immune to much of J.F.K.'s chivalric glamour.
His descarga group at Rose Hall featured Michael Philip Mossman on trumpet, who summoned the wry, sweet-and-sour tone of vintage Cuban musicians.
Frank - wry and sweet, perceptive yet obtuse - is never anything other than insistently himself, even as the books enclosing him have changed, growing in length and complexity.
And the building is only nine floors!" — Posted by Zach More Comments | Read Tuesday Posts Wednesday, May 21 Reading Children's Books That Ooze New York "Timeless, wry but sweet, jazz-cool evocation of early 1960s Manhattan in 'It's Like This, Cat,' Emily Neville's Newbery winner for young adults.
"He's very wry, funny and sweet.
Mr. Birbiglia convinced us: the movie is sweet, wry and genuine.
"Nightclub" has welcome quirks, too: a sweet, wry "A Man and a Woman" for instance.
"It was wry, subtle and sweet, and the way that she played with her tone was proof of her intelligence".
No doubt enrapturing those already fond of Mac Demarco and Unknown Mortal Orchestra, this song also reminds me of the sweet, wry romance of art-pop masters Orange Juice.
Mr. Dargel, backed by a band well schooled in both rock and classical styles, sings his sweet, wry "Hold Yourself Together," and the soprano Mellissa Hughes is the soloist in Mr. Cooper's ethereal "Silver Threads".
