I reflected sadly that I had no one to "keep my hand in" with.

Indeed his conversion had come late, he reflected sadly.

He reflected sadly for a while, then said, "Did he have any money on him?

She was breaking up now, though, Jack reflected sadly.

Reflecting sadly on his inadequacy, Charles rose to get dressed.

Tyler reflects sadly on his time here, and how he may have helped bring the modern world to this place.

Such problems were part of the job, Baathiax reflected sadly.

There were few such examples of that spirit, he reflected sadly.

But then, he reflected sadly, Brian was always right.

A lost cause, the old woman reflected sadly.