Nick spoke ruefully, his expression almost sad as he took in the concrete wasteland in which they had grown up.

David Housel, 31, also in line at the Angelika, spoke ruefully.

Koolhaas speaks ruefully of the weak position in which even the most successful architects find themselves.

At the end of half a dozen blocks, he spoke ruefully: "You care for me a lot, Val.

But in interviews, he also spoke ruefully of the dominance of technologies.

Larry Hackett, a feature writer, spoke ruefully of his indecision.

He spoke ruefully and consolingly, but I could see that he was enjoying himself.

"He wants me to go," I said, as though speaking ruefully to a third person.

Nearly everyone who has ever broken up with anyone speaks ruefully about a piece of the past that is, psychologically speaking, off-limits.

Then the old man spoke at length and to Kacey's ear somewhat ruefully.