"Wry face" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the next witness, and he fared no better than had Bibby. O'Brien, catching the judge's eye, made a wry face and imperceptibly lowered his left lid—on the side away from the jury, thus officially indicating that, of course, the case was a lemon but that there was nothing that could be done except to try it out ...
— Tutt and Mr. Tutt • Arthur Train
... a wry face. 'That is not pleasant food, but if the Boches can read the letter now their eyes are sharp indeed. Henri carries his knowledge in his stomach. A queer place for knowledge, but a good place when there are Boches about. Now I shall ...
— The Children of France • Ruth Royce
... never glanced towards their carriage as he passed, but mademoiselle, who was still a few steps behind, made a wry face at Kendricks. ...
— The Mischief Maker • E. Phillips Oppenheim
... arms about each other's neck, and the carriage stopped. Once on the sidewalk, Amedee noticed his friend's wry face as he saw the home of the Gerards, a miserable, commonplace lodging-house, whose crackled plastered front made one think of the wrinkles on a poor man's face. On the right and on the left of the entrance-door were two shops, one a butcher's, the other a fruiterer's, exhaling their fetid ...
— A Romance of Youth, Complete • Francois Coppee
... Lord Fermor, making a wry face. "Well, sit down and tell me all about it. Young people, nowadays, imagine that money ...
— The Picture of Dorian Gray • Oscar Wilde
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