wanly in a sentence

Examples

1. Government officials wanly acknowledge the mafiya's corrupting influence on their beloved games.
2. He was smiling wanly, wanting to play, knowing he couldn't.
3. "Nobody'd want those things, " he said wanly.
4. Mezzetti laughs wanly, drawing on a cigarette.
5. Garland says, wanly, " I'm not Lassie ."
6. Mike McDonald considered the future, ignored the immediate past, and smiled wanly.
7. "Maybe he'll come back, " someone muttered wanly.
8. I smiled wanly because I still couldn't free myself from his request.
9. He rubbed his eyes and smiled wanly.
10. Al keeps biffing him along the ropes as Bill keeps looking wanly for the ref.