| 单词 | mirthless |
| 例句 | And still, Voldemort and Harry looked at each other, and now Voldemort tilted his head a little to the side, considering the boy standing before him, and a singularly mirthless smile curled the lipless mouth. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I laugh mirthlessly at the obviousness of the answer. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He gives me a mirthless smile and walks toward my mom. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z In it, Mariam saw her own face first, the archless, unshapely eyebrows, the flat hair, the eyes, mirthless green and set so closely together that one might mistake her for being cross-eyed. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It was a curious laugh; distinct, formal, mirthless. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Then he bowed, and his lipless mouth stretched into a mirthless smile. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In battle men often seemed to melt away, reappearing afterward with tight mirthless grins. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to see the images filling his head, but it was impossible not to recall his brother’s slackened face, not to hear Father Olufemi’s mirthless laugh. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Black started to laugh, a horrible, mirthless laugh that filled the whole room. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The expression tugged at my lips, taut and mirthless. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Voldemort turned his scarlet eyes upon Harry, laughing a high, cold, mirthless laugh. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But lately, the sister was not casting her mirthless smile in the direction of the probationers, nor speaking to them in the subdued voice that gave them such terrors. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z On this the other women joined, and such a mirthless, hard, soulless laughter rang through the room that it almost made me faint to hear; it seemed like the pleasure of fiends. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z With his mirthless smile and his watching eyes, he explained. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now you can kill,” Trademaster said with a short, mirthless laugh. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They left with mirthless smiles which implied that I would soon know what was wrong. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Or is it a show about Escobar, the mirthless, unstoppable murderer at the center of the first 20 episodes? ‘Narcos’ Season 3 Premiere: Life Without Pablo 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Most notably, she played a Texas dime-store clerk trapped in a mirthless marriage in “The Good Girl,” a tiny 2002 drama for which she got rave reviews. Jennifer Aniston Has Something to Prove With ‘Cake’ 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z Her Eunice — who has to vie with Judy and, by proxy, Streisand, poor thing — could have been a mirthless disaster, yet another sexist cliché, the woman scorned, blah blah blah. When Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal Went Screwball 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z The mirthless grin that creeps across his face suggests otherwise. Psycho at 60: the enduring power of Hitchcock's shocking game-changer 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z We get poor Jared, unable to hide his anxiety under Gilfoyle’s mirthless interrogation. ‘Silicon Valley’ Season 3, Episode 9: What Exactly Is Pied Piper? 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z But it's hard to pity people who have built massively successful careers in spite of mirthless arrogance, a towering sense of entitlement and disdain for a world they're convinced has got everything wrong. Andy Gray and Richard Keys have finally met their Waterloo. I'm glad 2011-01-30T00:06:24Z Television’s parent-child war, once full of intricate battle plans and troop movements, has degenerated into a snarky guerrilla contest made of quick, largely mirthless strikes. Television: ?New Girls,? ?2 Broke Girls,? ?Last Man Standing?: New Season for Old Jokes 2011-11-23T14:30:42Z There are few clues otherwise in this mirthless dreck. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 15-19 October 2012-10-15T07:00:00Z Smith’s single-minded dedication to a fairly mirthless bohemianism is both notable and discomfiting; the reader, almost inevitably, falls short of Smith’s own moral measure. The Theology of Patti Smith 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z It was an extended family of riffs, played over the new drummer Aaron Hill’s weaving, swinging drum patterns, and under the singer Mike IX Williams’s wretched howl and crinkly-eyed, mirthless smile. Eyehategod Maintains Hopelessness and Rage in Lyrics 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z “The humor is mirthless, the pathos is daubed on like jam on a blini, and the shuffling of books and papers substitutes for real intellectual energy,” Mr. Scott wrote in The Times in December. DVDs: Thrills From British Vaults 2010-06-20T02:00:00Z Near the end of her life, Mary reflects on Degas’ “savage vitality, his mirthless savoir-faire, his ruthless devotion to principles no one else believed in.” ‘I Always Loved You’: the flames of an artistic passion 2014-01-29T23:40:36Z She claims the two of them are engaged in Noël Coward-like repartee, but their interactions sound wholly mirthless. Review | ‘The Motion of the Body Through Space’ is a fitness industry satire weighed down by its own heavy-handedness 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z The faces in “Winter’s Bone” are certainly mirthless — not only Ree’s, but also those of the relatives she turns to for advice and protection when her predicament becomes desperate. | 'Winter?s Bone': Jennifer Lawrence in Debra Granik?s Bleak Ozarks Film 2010-06-10T21:59:00Z As the women battle fraternity bros, human traffickers and the racist police who enable them, this mirthless tale hinges on Joey’s unconvincing transformation from gentle homebody to violent avenger. ‘Asking for It’ Review: A Few Rude Men 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z This time, it comes out as a mirthless chuckle. Abel Ferrara: 'I made Scarface look like Mary Poppins' 2010-08-05T20:29:00Z I laughed, mirthlessly, almost missing his equally dubious claim that “there will not be a separate criminal justice system either.” A Separate and Unequal System of College Admissions 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z The questions are often barely veiled insults, delivered in a mirthless deadpan that’s somewhere between stupidity and sociopathy — the exact opposite of the breezy sycophancy that passes for most late-night banter. How ‘Between Two Ferns’ went from hilariously awkward web series to hilariously awkward Netflix movie 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z In another, a joyous wedding scene unfolds behind a family mirthlessly eating ice cream. Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma” is a masterpiece — see it in the theater if you can 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z My father was taken for six hours in a trunk – they stole 5,000 pesos,” Iñárritu says with a mirthless laugh. Alejandro González Iñárritu: 'When you see The Revenant you will say "Wow"' 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z In “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” it’s deployed as a flat, mirthless inside joke — another pat reference, unfunny and predictable, charged with a yawning desperation to please. ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Review: This Ain’t No Game 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Oppressively mirthless, “Outlaws” can nevertheless be enjoyed, after a fashion, as a surreal tapestry of macho garbling. ‘Outlaws’ Review: Uneasy Riders. 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z In 2007, Frank Oz directed a mirthless black comedy with a strong British cast in which a ghastly English clan gathers in a home counties country house for the funeral of a middle-class, middle-aged businessman. Death at a Funeral 2010-06-05T23:05:00Z Apart from an embrace at the end of the show, and quick, almost imperceptible blips of relief throughout the night, they were their usual glorious, mirthless selves. Music Review: Rap Duo Heads Back to the Stage, Granting No Compromises (or Smiles) 2011-05-13T22:45:09Z But then he was under severe pressure from a new Albanian outfit dressed in that old Albanian outfit of black leather jackets, black shirts, black jeans and dark, mirthless faces. Rewind TV: The Fear; The Town; A Young Doctor's Notebook; The Secret Life of Rubbish; Imagine... Jeanette Winterson: My Monster and Me; Inside Claridge's – review 2012-12-09T00:06:09Z Ludicrously released in 3D in cinemas, this mirthless bore is unlikely to divert even the most malleable child for more than a few moments while setting grown-ups' teeth on edge from the start. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2012-10-13T23:05:39Z The value in these films — as grim and mirthless as they may seem — is that they paved the way for “Happiest Season.” Better Than Besties: Why Gay Holiday Films Matter 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z He laughed, mirthlessly, when Rick Perry accused him of lying about hiring undocumented workers in his home. The Tv Watch: Personalities Are the Reality of Republican Debates 2011-10-19T06:16:25Z The brothers Nelson approach “O Come All Ye Faithful” with a pair of billy clubs, beating upon each syllable as if playing a mirthless game of Whac-a-Mole. 15 Fresh Takes on a Classic Tradition: The Holiday Album 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Mashing limp romance and artless satire into a ludicrously contrived plot, “The Clapper” lurches from one mirthlessly eccentric scene to another. Review: Finding Unwanted Fame in ‘The Clapper’ 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Sure, Americans have cookouts and fireworks, Northern Europeans make their nude tent camps in the dunes, and the French devote themselves with the usual mirthless rigor to organizing perfectly detailed vacances d’été. Fashion Review: The Theater of an Italian Summer 2011-06-22T20:21:31Z One day Jane hears a terrible mirthless laugh from behind it, "a clamorous peal that seemed to wake an echo in every lonely chamber". Ten of the best 2011-03-26T00:05:30Z It’s mirthless, staged as conventionally as possible, and edited without any sense of momentum. Curb Your Enthusiasm: imagining the plot lines for season nine 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z But no: her smile isn't enigmatic, it's the twisted sister to Robert De Niro's scarily mirthless grin. TV review: The Chinese are Coming, Fame in the Frame, Cougar Town, Chimps of the Lost Gorge, The Big C 2011-02-09T08:00:06Z Q:How are the mirthless leaders of China’s repressive, totalitarian Communist regime exactly like readers of American newspapers? A wonton abuse of power 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The men of the Roy family, here on a mirthless boar-hunting expedition, dress the same way that they live: to protect what they have, not to revel in it. Let’s Talk About the Clothes on “Succession” 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Of course, SAG voters also thought “House of Gucci” was perfetto last year too, while their slightly more restrained academy counterparts weren’t as gaga for Ridley Scott’s mirthless meatball of a movie. SAG Awards analysis: What the nominations' snubs and surprises mean for Oscars 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z “The FBI is not the Gestapo,” Finder said, with a laugh as dry and mirthless as the desert surrounding her. Column: 'You're stepping on the graves of my grandparents': Politicians open old wounds with Nazi talk 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z In a concert landscape marked by cash-grab reunions and mirthless anniversary celebrations, Rage — as it did during its heyday — stood above the rest and proved to be as ferocious and felicitous as ever. Review | Rage Against the Machine’s seething poetry now sounds like prophecy 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, goons strong-armed the reporter who outed his gambling debts, and Greg Norman stood in the background orchestrating it all with a smile mirthless as Goldfinger’s. Perspective | Golf has done so very much good — for Phil Mickelson and his pals 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z When I mentioned revenge, he laughed mirthlessly, then spoke deliberately. Opinion | In Russia, I Learned, Threats Were Always Real 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Thursday night was a gruesome scene, cloaked in finery and artistry, and what an appropriate, mirthless lasting impression of Beijing 2022. Perspective | Kamila Valieva’s torment will be the sad legacy of the Beijing Olympics 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z The scene couldn’t have been any further from the mirthless, empty arena where the Lightning won the Cup last September in a quarantined bubble across the continent in Edmonton, Alberta. Lightning strikes twice: Tampa Bay repeats as Cup champion 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z When Jodie Foster first strides into the Guantanamo Bay detention center in “The Mauritanian,” you may stifle a smile, even under such thoroughly mirthless circumstances. Review: Despite a strong Tahar Rahim, Guantanamo drama ‘The Mauritanian’ sells its subject short 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z It’s a scene that points to something else that unites Scott and Davidson: a gift for making their audience squirm, for letting their anguish seep out from behind a big, mirthless smile. Review: Pete Davidson bares his soul in 'The King of Staten Island,' but his co-stars truly rule 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z “Wine is plant-based,” he said, shaking his head and picking mirthlessly at a spinach and mushroom burger. The Grapelord of Napa Faces a Threat Worse Than Plague 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z “It’s unbelievable. They’re not even trying to hide it. They tried to hide what they did to me. I don’t know, we’re really in a life-or-death political struggle here,” she adds with a mirthless laugh. 'Hillary' introduces a new, blunter Clinton — on her marriage, sexism and 2016 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z When I suggested to him that he was championing what he now calls “the Trump agenda” long before Trump ever did, Sessions let out a mirthless laugh. How Alabama’s Senate Primary Became a Trump Loyalty Contest 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z When he proudly drops trou, she emits an exhausted, mirthless laugh; you may want to cry well before this deeply moving, slowly blood-boiling movie is through. Review: Karim Aïnouz's 'Invisible Life' is a richly involving tale of two sisters 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Their reaction, Franken said, with a mirthless laugh, “is ‘I’m going to die alone in the jungle.’ The Case of Al Franken 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z “It said something along the lines that I was giving up acting in order to go and fight Nazis in Wales, some nonsense,” says Sheen, with a mirthless laugh. Michael Sheen: ‘Anything I do, I commit to’ 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z It sits there flailing on the screen, bright, gaudy and mirthless, tossing off strained bits of comic business and all but strangling itself with its own good cheer. Review: ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ and she really shouldn’t have 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z She laughed mirthlessly as she thought of Trump again. Nancy Pelosi’s Last Battle 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Was it the way the Russian president tends to look mirthless? Perspective | World Cup and Russia warranted cynicism. Soccer fans and Russians rose over it all. 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z That mirthless failure to show even a hint of an EKG of reaching the knockout stage seemed to quash whatever expectations still lurked within England. Analysis | Things might be different this time: England’s end-to-end dismantling of Panama gives hope 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z That lead still held solidly at nine with 5:36 left, but then it dissipated in a mirthless swirl of uncertainty and tightness. Top-seeded Xavier blows late lead, falls to Florida State 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z If they weren’t too angry, they were too passive; if not too camp, too mirthless. A Brief History of Gay Theater, in Three Acts 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z When asked what her personal experience of patriarchy has been, Chastain responds with a small, mirthless smile. How Jessica Chastain Is Changing the Hollywood Game 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z He seems to both deflect and invite the camera’s attention, smiling his thin, mirthless little smiles and speaking in a soft, charismatic mumble. Laura Poitras zeroes in on Julian Assange and WikiLeaks in the elusive, unsettling 'Risk' 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Greg McCormick Allen evolves from mirthless diction coach to ebullient tap partner over the course of a single number, the deservedly treasured “Moses Supposes,” featuring Scott and Corey alongside Allen. At Village Theatre, a joyful salute to ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z “I actually thought it was very fun,” says McInerney and laughs, mirthlessly. Jay McInerney: 'You can only blow up your life so many times before it becomes ridiculous' 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z That any one person can make it all better, as Trump has claimed, is a joke that even the mirthless Vladimir Putin surely finds laughable. The GOP is becoming the party of exclusion. Who wants to be a part of that? 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z But it's hard to identify with a mirthless, expressionless chunk of granite. The Indistinguishable X-Men: the narrowing range of superhero emotions 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Moreover, the idea that fourth-wave feminists don’t judge will provoke mirthless laughter from any woman who has been on the web recently – feminists don’t just judge, they judge each other, and they do so often. From shopping to naked selfies: how 'empowerment' lost its meaning 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Negotiating a table for one with mirthless waiters and blank faced managers is a challenge in any popular restaurant in Delhi. Why solo dining can be tough for women in Delhi - BBC News 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z “Talk to the Staten Island Zoo,” the mayor said, mirthlessly. De Blasio’s Transparency Is Turning Opaque Under Fire 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z There is a mirthless chuckle to be had from a president repeatedly slammed as a "liberal" whose legacy will be marred by a series of gravely illiberal acts. Obama is like Apple, Google and Facebook: a once hip brand tainted by Prism 2013-06-07T19:00:04Z For another, no other day of the year features so many painfully mirthless attempts at humor by folks who shouldn’t be attempting to be funny in public. Google's Greatest April Fool's Hoax Ever 2013-04-01T12:10:00Z Notes: Before the game, Brown chuckled mirthlessly at the conspiracy theory suggesting the Lakers might tank Game 5 to burn off World Peace's suspension before facing Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Nuggets avoid elimination, hold off Lakers 102-99 2012-05-09T05:41:09Z Bobby laughed mirthlessly at that, and muttered something. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z "Oh, you can flatter as much as you like," Rufus answered, with a mirthless laugh. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z Tavannes, waiting respectfully two paces behind the King, could catch little that was said; but Charles, something more, it seemed, for on a sudden he laughed, a violent, mirthless laugh. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z Now, certain masters of the mirthless science of psychology teach that humor depends on incongruity. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z Captain Dove paused to look him between the eyes with a mirthless, meaning laugh. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z She blinked and strained her eyes open and laughed mirthlessly, then was silent, with the knuckles of her fist pressed tightly against her mouth. Bruce of the Circle A 2012-03-06T03:00:27.120Z Following close upon it, drowning its faint echo, came the loud mocking laugh of the torturer, ringing out harsh and mirthless in hideous contrast. Mr. Marx's Secret 2012-03-02T03:00:10.327Z "This is better," announced Rush, with a mirthless grin. The Iron Boys as Foremen or, Heading the Diamond Drill Shift 2012-02-28T03:00:24.413Z She laughed a laugh that frightened me, so mirthless, so bitter, so wickedly bitter it rang in the summer air. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z He jumped aside at the sound, as any man would who has known what it is to be ambushed, and then, recollecting himself, stood still, with a mirthless, annoyed half-smile. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z A physician standing near laughed rather a mirthless laugh, and remarked that Barnum was right when he said, “The American people like to be humbugged.” Quacks and Grafters 2012-02-23T03:00:40.650Z Suddenly Lucius lay back in his chair, and gave vent to a loud, but entirely mirthless, peal of laughter. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z "At all events," she managed to whisper hoarsely, "not to a woman," and thereupon she laughed most mirthlessly, till the strange, harsh, strangled noise of it penetrated as something unfamiliar to Charnock's dazed mind. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z "I suppose it does," said Austin, with a little mirthless smile. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z The ex-Emir regarded him meditatively for a moment or two, and then broke into a low, mirthless laugh. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z I'd see to it—" She broke off quickly, with a laugh mirthless, almost of self-contempt; then added, in a very different tone, "but there's no use in saying all this. Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z My friend"--and He Bac smiled mirthlessly--"you will publish that manuscript. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z She tossed them on to the dressing-table with a mirthless laugh. A Duel 2011-11-20T03:00:13.840Z Say?" repeated Andrew, with a little, mirthless laugh, "why, simply that you don't understand. The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel 2011-11-17T03:00:37.293Z She was only an on-looker: a dazed, callous spectator of something grotesque which did not affect her—a mirthless, sordid farce which for some obscure forgotten reason it was necessary for her to watch. Notwithstanding 2011-10-19T02:00:22.340Z "It seems they did, so far as to issue a warrant for my arrest," Teddy replied, with a mirthless smile. The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair 2011-10-08T02:00:21.640Z He touched the horse with his heels, and went forward at a smart gallop; and as he galloped, he threw his head back and laughed loudly and mirthlessly into the night. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z When he addressed anyone by the nickname which intimate pals bestowed upon him, Bertram felt sorry for this youth with the hard staccato voice and raucous, mirthless laugh. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z "Oh, in quite the most material way," she said, with a short and mirthless laugh. The Debit Account 2011-09-21T02:00:33.753Z Now that laager was over she had grown very tragic about the eyes again, and her mirthless laugh with its defiant note began to be frequently heard. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z He was smiling mirthlessly, with the black mustaches taking the sardonic upcurve. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z Behind the clump of rock Taylor smiled mirthlessly at Bud, who was watching him. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z Here the strangely self-poised lady laughed again, if the grim little sound that left her mirthless lips could really be called a laugh. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z "Well," he said, smiling mirthlessly and raising his hat, "shall I—shall we go back?" Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z Still, Albert Laboz, who runs United American Land with his brothers, Jason and Jody, said the city’s idea of transforming the mirthless workspace of the municipal building into a mini-mall was brilliant. City Selling Space in Brooklyn Building 2011-08-16T00:39:04Z "Now and again a mirthless laugh rose silently to the red banks of her lips." Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 150, April 19, 1916 2011-08-07T02:00:07.573Z He had heard her scream, and on his face as the girl turned toward him, she saw a mirthless grin that made her shiver. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z And then, abruptly, her tearful eyes began to sparkle, while a bright, mirthless smile touched her lips. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z Then he laughed; but it was a mirthless laugh. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z He was pursued by the chuckling, mirthless mirth of the one-eyed man. The Sea Bride 2011-07-30T02:00:14.537Z His laugh was as mirthless as the creaking of a rusty door-hinge. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z With a bound, his face set in a mirthless grin, Taylor was after him, landing beyond him in the windrowed dust at the edge of the sidewalk, ready and willing to administer further punishment. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z She gave another laugh, as mirthless as if the spectre of herself had framed it. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z The meal wended along its slow and melancholy course to a mirthless weary conclusion. Helena's Path 2011-07-29T02:00:22.607Z Quite abruptly a hard, mirthless laugh broke the silence. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Amadu laughed mirthlessly, and fingering the hilt of the straight blade glanced at Monday, whose face was very grim, and the little negro, Bad Dollar, crouching close by with a polished matchet in his hand. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z She nodded, and saw his lips curve with a mirthless smile. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z She looked at him an instant so, then laughed—an odd, mirthless, reverberant laugh, that echoed on the hills above. Hope Hathaway A Story of Western Ranch Life 2011-07-07T02:00:27.303Z Then she laughed sharply, with a hard mirthless quality, and turned about. The Last Straw 2011-06-27T02:00:58.100Z Then he laughed mirthlessly and tried to excuse himself. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z Maxwell smiled mirthlessly, as he stood, with beaded forehead and shoulders bent, glancing toward the weary carriers. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z “If you need any help—someone to go with you, to keep an eye——” “It’s a one-man job,” grinned Taylor mirthlessly. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z Her little laugh was whimsical and mirthless as she said it. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z It was no mirthless sound, but a ripple of real joyousness. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z The cowboy's sullen face slowly relaxed into a mirthless grin. The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali or, Finding a Key to the Desert Maze 2011-06-15T02:00:19.437Z "What could an unfortunate man answer?" he asked with a mirthless smile. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z This time Carrington did not fall with the door, but reeled through the opening, erect, big, a vibrant, mirthless laugh on his lips. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z The other answered with a short, mirthless laugh. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z At which she giggled, and they all turned up their mirthless eyes at me. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z Lem smiled wearily, in a mirthless way, and delivered his short, eloquent gesture, implying acquiescence and approval, as he watched the convict's face with interest. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z The girl first experienced a wholly illogical desire to humiliate the speaker; but, recognizing the unreasonableness of this, she reflected a moment, and then laughed mirthlessly. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Taylor grinned mirthlessly at the judge, spoke shortly to Norton, and led the way out through the front door, followed by a number of his friends. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z From another window a white woman with very black hair and eyes, and cheeks of a light orchid-shade, showed her gold teeth in a mirthless automatic smile, and added the allurement of an ice-cold wink. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z The major's lips parted over his long teeth in a mirthless smile. The Five Arrows 2011-04-21T02:00:45.940Z He fancied for a moment that Palliser had something to tell him, but the younger man smiled somewhat mirthlessly. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z He laughed out harshly in grim, mirthless facetiousness. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z A harsh, mirthless laugh rang through the darkening room. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z It was not until the voices broke out into wild and mirthless laughter that their apathetic spirits were aroused to protest. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z With another mirthless laugh, Mrs. Mynors flung back upon her sofa pillows. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z Sanders was not horrified, he showed his teeth in a mirthless grin and looked at her. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z It therefore, to say the least of it, would be—Billy Kane’s smile was mirthless—unwise for the Rat to walk up to Barloff’s front door under the existing conditions! Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z Luke grinned mirthlessly, and in the faint light his eyes seemed to glow. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z She was brilliantly handsome, flashing out gay smiles, the mirthless smile of society, and splendidly dressed. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Its mirthless cadence fell hatefully upon the silence. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z A grin, a wicked, mirthless grin, parted Sanders' lips. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z The old, hard, ironical, mirthless smile came to his lips. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z And even then Alfred Smithers did not become rebellious; on the contrary, in a mirthless and subservient way he smiled. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z The childish look had gone for ever, replaced by a hard bitterness, by mirthless smiles. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Yea, laughed wildly and mirthlessly, as I slid one arm under the smith's huge hams, and in a resistless access of frenzied power lifted his vast bulk as I would have raised an infant. A Maid of the Kentucky Hills 2011-02-04T03:00:15.877Z There was shouting and cursing, and laughter that sounded mirthless and forced, and calls to Pierre, and oaths of revenge. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z And then Billy Kane laughed in a short, bitter, mirthless way, and started, running at top speed, in the direction in which he had left his purloined and dilapidated car. Doors of the Night 2011-04-12T02:00:23.287Z “I shouldn’t wonder if it did,” said Seth with a mirthless laugh. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z The words rasped from between her white teeth, and suddenly she laughed—a hopeless, mirthless laugh, coming in noisy gusts; laughed, sitting there, white and haggard, until the laughter changed to gulping, sobbing gasps. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Then he sang,—a mirthless, ribald ditty of the shanties,—but the eternal silence swallowed his chant so passively that he ceased. Lost Farm Camp 2011-01-23T03:00:16.437Z He had a way of laughing—just like that—in a peculiar mirthless, derisive manner, as if with joy at another man's discomfiture, at another's material or moral downfall. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z I believe they were proposing to rescue the girl,” concluded Britt, with a mirthless chuckle. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z It faded away instantly, leaving his face as mirthless and forbidding as before. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z Selma Cross stretched out her arms and laughed mirthlessly. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z The Best Friend took a scathing glance at the scribbled words on the paper and laughed mirthlessly. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Even as she entered her ears caught the sound of hideous muttered blasphemy, followed by quickly suppressed hoarse and mirthless laughter and the piteous cry of an infant at the breast. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z Mr. Song laughed mirthlessly afterward, saying the man in the Hyundai was a boyhood friend of his youngest son and hated outsiders but probably would not hurt a family friend. China Cracks Down on Illegal Rare Earth Mines 2010-12-29T18:26:54Z The sound of the mirthless laughter, accompanied by no change in the expression of his face, was painful to Edm�'s ears. Robert Tournay A Romance of the French Revolution 2011-01-06T03:00:50.873Z The compassion of her eyes banished the evil, mirthless smile from his. The Pioneers 2010-12-20T17:12:11.787Z In just a single generation, the party elite has been transformed from a mirthless band of Mao-suited, ideological thugs to a wealthy, business-friendly ruling class. China's Private Party 2010-05-14T22:14:00Z He laughed aloud, so fierce and mirthless a laugh, that Johann, who was sitting on his box twenty paces away, started and looked round. The Undying Past He gave a loud mirthless laugh to cover his mistake. A Poached Peerage “I reckon it’s a demijohn,” he said mirthlessly. The Valiants of Virginia And with a bitter, mirthless laugh, he walked resolutely down into the village. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers To his astonishment Joe had, for answer, a mirthless, almost derisive, laugh—a laugh that was barked. The Tempering Allen laughed back mirthlessly, but didn't answer; and, as they went on, Betty wanted to know what it was all about. The Guarded Heights Slowly he turned back to the bar, rested his foot on the rail, and, with a mirthless laugh and a shrug of his shoulders, reached for the bottle again. The Night Operator But at that point I managed a barren and mirthless laugh. Kastle Krags A Story of Mystery A grim, mirthless smile parted the agent’s lips. The Missioner It was Bromley who broke the spell, prefacing his exclamation with a mirthless laugh. The King of Arcadia She laughed at herself, and the laughter ringing through the hollow house seemed to return and mock her with a mirthless echo. Plashers Mead A Novel Unfortunately, it has also its base and mirthless side. The Book of This and That And when she made no reply, he laughed, a little bitterly, a little tenderly—quite mirthlessly. Thirty At moments I fancied that the voice was as the voice of a man demented, repeating with mirthless frenzy through all his years one hollow sentence. Bye-Ways She had, too, the merriest laugh in the world till Jenny grew older and made it sound almost mirthless beside her own. Carnival For answer to this optimistic prophecy Zapp emitted a short and mirthless laugh, while he handed to his partner another letter, which read as follows: Hotel Prince Clarence,—Sunday night. The Competitive Nephew I remember," he added with an odd smile, quite mirthless—"I remember how I laughed. Where the Pavement Ends And with the harsh, jeering, mirthless laugh which accompanied the cynicism, the stranger’s countenance became once more transformed. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising And again he broke into that weird, mirthless laugh which was enough to curdle a man’s blood. The King's Assegai A Matabili Story "I guess I am all you accuse me of being," answered Dan with a mirthless laugh. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers "Playful bunch of goons you've got around here," Blake said mirthlessly. One-Way Ticket to Nowhere "It seems that we are," I replied with a mirthless laugh; "but it appears that Master Thorpe counts on being better lodged." Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington A ghastly, mirthless laugh proceeded from a scarcely opened mouth. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising The other laughed—the dry, mirthless laugh which was the only form of merriment in which he ever seemed to indulge. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion He straightened up and the tense little mirthless grin played on his lips. Twelve Times Zero The alien gave another of those mirthless peals of bull's laughter. The Giants From Outer Space Narkom threw up both arms and laughed the thin, mirthless laughter of utter despair. Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories Of death, is it not, my father?” turning to Shiminya, who glared a mirthless smile. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising He smiled mirthlessly at the Prophet of Human Supremacy. Turning Point It was cold and mirthless and must have hurt his face. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 16, 1920 And, thought Pink, listening to the mirthless laugh while a chill sought out his belly, the monster's words did not sound remotely like a bluff. The Giants From Outer Space "I've got Big Jack, the fighter, trailing McCarthy," said the gambler, laughing mirthlessly. Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant He watched her grimly, a mirthless smile on his lips. The Song of the Wolf He was lying on his back, looking straight up at the sky as he alternately moaned and talked at random, with now and then a mirthless laugh which frightened the boy. Dick in the Desert He smiled mirthlessly. 255Watkins’s face paled; his right hand fell away from the pistol holster. The Coming of the Law Joyce laughed suddenly, a strained and mirthless laugh as she mentally recalled the words, "The woman gave me, and I did eat." Banked Fires As he neared the house, however, his face did relax into a mirthless smile. Old Crow She laughed, a mirthless sibilance that was marvelously like a snake's hissing, her eyes hard and dry. The Song of the Wolf I wish it might be printed just as it was, however, for it is indeed a sodden and mirthless world in which we live and move. Threads of Grey and Gold He showed his teeth in a mirthless grin. The Coming of the Law There was a laugh in the court-room at this—a sharp, mirthless laugh which was checked by the insistent sound of the bailiff's gavel. Mystery Ranch Then he fell back heavily, with a harsh, mirthless cackle. The Wilderness Trail The coyote sneaking stealthily among the short sagebrush caught his eye and he laughed mirthlessly. The Song of the Wolf Then the Beggar Man laughed, such a mirthless, heart-broken laugh that Faith cried out. The Beggar Man He laughed at himself, but Adelle felt that in spite of his mirthless laugh his mind was chafing. Clark's Field Grimly setting his jaws and with his lips parted in a mirthless grin, Talpers crossed his left hand to his right. Mystery Ranch The Captain gave a mirthless chuckle and quietly crept up the stair. Captain Pott's Minister Standing a full six feet two, he looked down upon them, the look of pity still in his eyes in strange conflict with the mirthless smile still on his lips. Aces Up “Yes, he must be a funny guy,” observed Denver mirthlessly. Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp How odd it all seems!” she added, with a light, mirthless laugh. Berenice The terrible strain under which they labored forbade much conversation; and if a laugh, perchance, mounted to the lips of any, it sounded hollow and mirthless. The Fifth of November A Romance of the Stuarts His cheeks were red as he spared a mirthless laugh for an egotistical idiot. The Monk of Hambleton His mind leaped ahead and his lips parted in a mirthless smile. The Fifth-Dimension Tube The Coroner paused to study Cole; to ponder the thin, mirthless smile. The Smiler "It is quite possible that they intend to give us several bites later on," Pedro suggested, with a mirthless smile. The Pathless Trail I laughed the bitter, mirthless laugh that had broken from me at dinner. The Romance of a Plain Man Brand grinned mirthlessly, recalling the three years of intensive study it had taken him to learn the refinements of atomic motive power. The Red Hell of Jupiter His lips were drawn back in a peculiar mirthless grin as Smithers teetered stupidly back and forth and then fell…. Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931 The thin, mirthless smile was still on Cole's lips. The Smiler Astonishment, incredulity, anger all battled for place, and the outcome of them all was a laugh at once mirthless and angry. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country These they rammed into the cannon, until links of gold fell from the muzzle; then Dolores regarded the terrible thing with a mirthless laugh and bade Milo get to work with it. The Pirate Woman With which he burst into a wild laugh, the shrill mirthless laugh of a man suddenly freed of a terrible fear. In the Shadow of the Hills Her determination, however, was evidently insufficient, for she did not move on, and, presently, she laughed a short mirthless laugh. The Law-Breakers Henry smiled feebly, an unfriendly, unresponsive, mirthless smile, as was his wont when he was in the presence of people whom he disliked. Changing Winds A Novel He laughed mirthlessly, and shifted his position so that his bottle of whiskey was concealed. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country His mirthless smile somehow made her feel uncomfortable. The Ivory Snuff Box She laughed mirthlessly between lips that did not smile and regular, white teeth. The Plunderer I am"—Bell managed the ghost of a mirthless smile—"I am uncomfortably aware of it. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 I've tried warming it up by going home at night and guffawing before the mirror, but the result is only a mirthless giggle—a ghostly chortle! Kid Scanlan A mirthless laugh escaped him as he stood at the stairway looking down the empty hall. The Strollers The man prepared to take another shot, but, as he was about to fire, his arm dropped to his side, and, with a mirthless laugh, he put the pistol away. The Hound From The North There were four men seated around the table in the dingy bar-room, silent as four owls, mirthless as high priests at a sacred rite. When the West Was Young He even smiled once, a fleeting, mirthless smile that tugged at the corners of his wide mouth. Once to Every Man And her laugh was as mirthless as her aunt’s had been. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills “Well, I know it,” said Rathburn with a low, mirthless laugh. The Coyote A Western Story Mr. Mix sat up, and emitted a short, mirthless laugh. Rope The mirthless laugh was scarcely audible, but it was replete with a bitterness that made Edith shiver with a nameless horror. The Masked Bridal Then he burst out into a hard, mirthless laugh. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana It was a harsh, mirthless laugh, which was equally an insult. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills The great detective’s tone when he greeted his visitor was as distinctly ironical as the latter’s was uneasy, although he replied with a mirthless chuckle, which was intended to be airily nonchalant. The Crevice Jutting jawbones, cavernous cheeks, lipless mouths that grinned mirthlessly—his eyes froze to them and a scream formed within him that he could not utter. When the Sleepers Woke It was, therefore, necessary to slip away without word or sign, unless, indeed, she could mislead him, and, smiling mirthlessly, she laid an open letter inside her writing-case. Thurston of Orchard Valley Ortiz was silent for what seemed to be a long time, smiling mirthlessly at nothing. Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 He’s been telling me how—how popular I am,” she finished up with a mirthless laugh. The Golden Woman A Story of the Montana Hills The maire, puzzled at the utterly emotionless quality of this wedding, congratulated them formally, and Solange acknowledged it with stiff thanks and a smile as stiff and mirthless. Louisiana Lou A Western Story She looked full into Franks's cold grey eyes, and burst into a mirthless laugh. The Time of Roses Aaron stood looking at Parish Thornton with eyes blankly dumfounded, and the other two faces mirrored his bewilderment, then the spokesman broke into bitterly derisive laughter, and his followers parroted his mirthless ridicule. The Roof Tree As he spoke he left his mouth open for a moment, his tongue showing between his white teeth, in a grin that was as mocking as that of a wolf, mirthless, ruthless, triumphant. A Man to His Mate This answer seemed to satisfy Rhes and his face cracked into a mirthless smile. Deathworld He laughed, a mirthless laugh, and looked at me. The Maids of Paradise Lady Delahaye smiled—mirthlessly, yet as one who has some hidden knowledge which she may not share. The Master Mummer What could he do?” she replied, with a mirthless laugh. The Scarlet Feather There was a dry and mirthless laugh, showing teeth, white or discoloured, in haggard and bristly faces. The Dop Doctor She looked out of the window again at the gray stone house on the hill, and laughed mirthlessly. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 For come it did, as was inevitable; and heralding its approach sounded a laugh,—a sudden mirthless, sarcastic laugh. The Dominant Dollar The jokes continue to be mirthless and besides creating an unpleasant feeling, similar to shame, the usual effect of unsuccessful witticisms, they are also so drawn out as to be positively dull. Tolstoy on Shakespeare A Critical Essay on Shakespeare Then Rosemary laughed, too, but her laugh was also mirthless. Master of the Vineyard Tested by that standard of happiness, it is a low-spirited, mirthless, and all but silent population that we have here now. Change in the Village And if you have had no teaching—” “Huh!” and she looked at him with a mirthless smile. That Girl Montana The suggestion brought from her a peal of mirthless laughter. Colorado Jim Yet more similar are the speeches of the madmen with their horrible words, and those of fools with their mirthless puns. Tolstoy on Shakespeare A Critical Essay on Shakespeare She had uttered it in a fear accentuated by a mirthless laugh. Desert Dust Suddenly he grinned mirthlessly and as if at a shameless thought. The Fifth Queen Crowned There was a mirthless, unlovely smile about her lips, and Lyster reached over and clasped her hand coaxingly. That Girl Montana For a brief interval Glaubmann nodded his head slowly, and then he burst into a mirthless laugh. Elkan Lubliner, American “You know,” and she laughed a mirthless laugh, “it’s Thanksgiving Day, and two woodcock are as good as a turkey.” A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories It is a river of mouths and teeth, of greedy outstretched hands, of mirthless laughter, of tears and of blood. Appearances Being Notes of Travel Never had he found any supper party so noisy, so mirthless, and so endless. Athalie The men spread out at a low command, and Breckenridge smiled mirthlessly as he remembered the restrained eagerness with which he had waited outside English covers when the quarry was a fox. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter Once he opened his lips to speak, but instantly closed them again, and a smile wreathed them—a mirthless smile that had in it a certain cold caution and cunning. The Trail to Yesterday “Poor!” he cut in, with a mirthless laugh; “it’s only a word to you, I suppose.” A Young Man in a Hurry and Other Short Stories For a time Trevison stood on the gallery, watching the woman as she faded into the darkness toward Manti, and then he laughed mirthlessly and went into the house, emerging with a rifle and saddle. 'Firebrand' Trevison "What is left?" demanded Doris with a mirthless laugh. Athalie The man smiled somewhat mirthlessly, but his voice was reproachful. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter “So it’s a plant, eh?” he said, with a mirthless chuckle. The Trail to Yesterday "Ho! ho!" he repeated with a mirthless laugh. The Tale of Lal A Fantasy He got up and smiled mirthlessly at the girl. 'Firebrand' Trevison He began to laugh, mirthlessly, and his laughter grew till it became hysterical. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands I remember, I remember— And with a mirthless laugh— My weekly board at college took A jump to three and a half. Something Else Again And they have things like pursed lips and knowing glances and mirthless laughter. It Could Be Anything Cromwell laughed mirthlessly: 'There are forty thousand men like Wriothesley in England,' he said. Privy Seal His Last Venture “Seems to be a perfect Bedlam,” rejoined Harlan, making a poor attempt at a joke and laughing mirthlessly. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern He laughed—mirthlessly—conscious always of his secret pity for this girl. The Flaming Jewel Slowly a mirthless and very unpleasant smile dawned upon his face. Anna the Adventuress Then someone broke out into what was evidently a forced laugh, a long-drawn, girding, mirthless haw-haw, the laboured insult of which stung Creed into a certain resentment of demeanour. Judith of the Cumberlands He managed a mirthless, dreary laugh, a rattling sound that fell, dead of any feeling, from his grimacing lips. No Clue A Mystery Story Of course, the scouts laughed mirthlessly, for they were thinking of how those Grey Fox boys would jeer at their woodcraft. Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks It had a wretched, mirthless sound; but a laugh is a laugh. The Huntress He smiled mirthlessly at the magnitude of his understatement. The Machine That Saved The World A dismayed silence ensued until Tom laughed mirthlessly. Left Guard Gilbert Mr. Landale's eyes shone with a curious eager light; he laughed a little mirthless laugh, which was neither pleasant to hear nor to give. The Light of Scarthey He laughed, a nervous, mirthless kind of laugh, and slipped his rifle to his other hand. The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 Suddenly Mrs. Gourlay screamed with wild laughter, and, laughing, eyed with mirthless merriment the look of horror with which Janet was regarding her. The House with the Green Shutters He laughed, with that cruel, mirthless inflection so characteristic. The Ghost Breaker A Novel Based Upon the Play He grinned mirthlessly now, as he mentally reviewed a past which had been rather like the record of a professional man-killer. 'Drag' Harlan The mate laughed, too, and a faint but mirthless echo came from the other end of the schooner. More Cargoes 1897 Great heavens! what ails you?' he cried, for the Grävenitz had flung herself back into her chair, convulsed in a horrible paroxysm of mirthless laughter. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg Then, as though that were the limit of his intentions, he released her, laughed mirthlessly and threw the door open. The Range Boss A laugh, mirthless, cold, and full of devilish satire, came from his lips. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush But his smile—grim and mirthless though it was—partially reassured her, and she sat silent, looking at him as he spoke, rapidly, earnestly. 'Drag' Harlan His heart was thumping fast and his attempt to laugh at his nervousness sounded hollow and mirthless. The Nothing Equation "The papers say you asked some awfully clever questions," she said, and there was a mirthless laugh in her voice. The Day of Judgment He laughed mirthlessly and the girl shrank as if she had been struck. Tabitha at Ivy Hall Slaughter laughed in his mirthless, satirical manner again. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush There was a grin on his lips—bitter, mirthless, terrible. 'Drag' Harlan It was a dry, mirthless sort of laugh. Stubble He laughed a mirthless, cruel laugh, while the crew demanded my death. Roger Trewinion Surely it was the strangest walk ever a girl had, she told herself with mirthless laughter. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 Then did my lord Hortensius break into loud laughter, which to mine ears sounded mirthless and forced. "Unto Caesar" As he peered westward the strong lines around his mouth relaxed, his lips opened a trifle, and a mirthless smile wreathed them. 'Drag' Harlan The colonel turned his cold eyes upon the other, and his lips parted in a mirthless smile. Jack O' Judgment "So you have been listening, have you?" said the Frank, with a mirthless laugh. The Valley of the Kings Mr. Crow cried with a short, mirthless laugh. The Tale of Snowball Lamb Gardener Jim looked off into the road vista, and shook all over, mirthlessly. Country Neighbors "And we will all end like a fairy story," she declares, trying to laugh, but it is such a poor, mirthless sound. Floyd Grandon's Honor His laughter was quite mirthless and his fear made him a pitiable object. The Return of Peter Grimm Novelised From the Play He laughed — mirthlessly — conscious always of his secret pity for this girl. The Flaming Jewel If you don't—" He grinned mirthlessly at them—"out the air lock with you, to float forever between the stars. The Pirates of Ersatz The mirthless smile discounted the words; the cold, avid eyes were busy and suspicious. Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories "Yes," Violet answers, in a strange, mirthless tone, while there is a smile on her dry lips. Floyd Grandon's Honor I once read a story where a man laughed a low, mirthless laugh. Eliza "Reason, or Duty, ever partakes of the monastery," he retorted with a short, mirthless laugh. Under the Rose She was conscious that the color was leaving her face even as her upper lip stretched in the straight, mirthless smile with which she faced a crisis. The Lady Doc Tatsu's mirthless laugh rang out against the sound of dripping rain. The Dragon Painter Hagan pretended to joke and talk in a lively manner, but his jokes were forced and mirthless. Frank Merriwell's Pursuit How to Win "For if you are, I—" She interrupted, laughing mirthlessly. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport With a forced and mirthless laugh he took the cloak. In Kings' Byways Yet, when the door opened in response to her knock, her upper lip stretched in its straight, mirthless smile. The Lady Doc A mirthless voice, with an intention of mirth in it, said, 'Look out! Despair's Last Journey The smile was no more than a contortion of the muscles of the face, which made a long mirthless crease on either cheek, and left the eyes untouched by the least light of sympathy. Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray Ireland of yesterday, even in its poverty, was a merry country; to-day, even in its prosperity, it is full of bitter, mirthless rancour and hate. Irish Books and Irish People He smiled, or rather grinned, his fangs making the latter term fitter for the mirthless grimace he made. The Frozen Pirate The guests shrieked with mirthless laughter at the suggestion of rough camp life. The Lady Doc He began to laugh, a broken and mirthless sound. The Long Roll When the Prodigal expostulated with me I laughed—a bitter, mirthless laugh. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance He laughed—a chilling, mirthless rattle—and began to reload his old-pattern rifle. Kid Wolf of Texas Priscilla removed her arm from the others waist and stood for a moment looking out at the open door with a mirthless smile upon her lips. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims And Essie Tisdale—her long upper lip stretched in its mirthless smile—she would not have her feelings this morning for a goodly sum. The Lady Doc Canterbury especially distinguished itself by its violent opposition to the municipal order to be mirthless. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries Rubinstein's friendly face took on an expression of slow bewilderment, which began presently to soften into a concern whereat, once more, his companion uttered his mirthless laugh. The Genius The mate too, and a faint but mirthless echo came from the other end of the schooner. Sea Urchins The skipper gave a faint, mirthless little laugh, and looked at him uneasily. Light Freights "We listen to what he says and then we kill him," Gebk said with a mirthless grin. Planet of the Damned She even smiled in a mirthless fashion—and the man began to hope again. The Tyranny of Weakness Swansdown is as bad a man as I know, and that," with a mirthless laugh, "is saying a great deal. April's Lady A Novel He laughed—a short, mirthless laugh—and pushed his hair from his brow. More about Pixie The stranger laughed again—his hard, mirthless little laugh. Betty Trevor "The wise thing," again the bitter mirthless laugh sounded. A Mating in the Wilds "Wants to blackmail us, of course," replied Cotherstone, with a mirthless laugh. The Borough Treasurer He laughs a mirthless laugh as he sees their predicament. Sermons on Biblical Characters The other man gave a low, mirthless laugh. The Secret of the Storm Country "What a ghastly adventure, Mr. Musard!" began one of the ladies, with a mirthless little laugh. The Hand in the Dark His lips were drawn back in a ghastly, mirthless grin, and the tusks were revealed from point to insertion, Langley questioned Ghamba, but he would not speak. Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories When I asked him for Quirk, the schoolmaster, who used to live thereabout he gave a mirthless chuckle. The Confessions of Artemas Quibble Aunt Olive," and then Lans laughed a mirthless, cold laugh, "I wonder if either you or I ever really seriously thought we could—hold Cynthia? A Son of the Hills It was a strangely silent game and as mirthless as that of the elfin bowlers in Rip Van Winkle. Gigolo "I'll have it, anyway," retorted Louis with a hard, dry, mirthless laugh. Lords of the North I might have known better,” she ended with a mirthless smile. Grace Harlowe's Problem Horrible as it was, it wasn’t so orthodox and priggish and mirthless as what came before.” The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story She laughed, short and mirthlessly, and Rimrock sat looking at her, his eyes once more big with surprise. Rimrock Jones A smile, mirthless and ugly, crossed Blunt's bronzed face. Frank Merriwell, Junior's, Golden Trail or, The Fugitive Professor "You couldn't throw out a mouse," retorted Sidcup, with a mirthless smile. The Woman's Way His laughter each time he scanned the words was a mirthless expression of despair. The Plunderer Then he removed the cartridges from the weapon in the holster at his hip, smiling mirthlessly as he replaced it in the holster and made his way up the street. The Boss of the Lazy Y Ferguson heard the question, and smiled mirthlessly without turning his head. The Two-Gun Man It was his old, mirthless smile, and, like a barometer, announced his rising temper. Frank Merriwell, Junior's, Golden Trail or, The Fugitive Professor "You have forgotten," he said, with a mirthless smile. The Woman's Way And suddenly his gust of mirthless laughter made petty the other's insolence. Then I'll Come Back to You Dade caught the mirthless smile on his lips and looked at him curiously, his attitude still belligerent. The Boss of the Lazy Y The sound was not loud but flat and mirthless, the syllables distinct and evenly spaced. The Settling of the Sage Brent had meant it as a rather mirthless joke. Space Tug Abe burst into a mirthless laugh and handed Morris the paper. Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter The boatswain grinned in a knowing, mirthless way, that his assistants seemed to understand, for they responded in kind. Ralph Granger's Fortunes She saw the mask break presently, and a cold, mirthless smile wreathe his lips. The Boss of the Lazy Y He croaked out his mirthless ghost of a laugh. Never-Fail Blake As their hands met, he looked up with a queer, mirthless smile. The Swindler and Other Stories Sally burst into one of her hard, mirthless laughs. Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera' Is the garland worthless For one rose the less, And the feast made mirthless? A Dark Month From Swinburne's Collected Poetical Works Vol. V A sneer replaced the mirthless grin on his lips, and when he got up and moved slowly toward Betty she sat motionless, for there was a repressed savagery in his movements that chilled her blood. The Boss of the Lazy Y "And a little the worse for wear," he pursued, with his mirthless croak of a laugh. Never-Fail Blake He began to laugh, silently, mirthlessly, but it was laughter nevertheless. Suzanna Stirs the Fire Then, with a mirthless laugh, she spread both hands toward the blaze. The Lighted Match So with a mirthless laugh he followed his men, who were bearing away the Heir-to-Empire, still but half awake. The Adventures of Akbar If I moved, if I coughed, almost if I breathed, the whole passage was filled with hoarse reverberating echoes, that, in my affrighted ears, appeared to terminate in a series of mirthless, malevolent chuckles. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter She rarely smiled, and her laugh was a mere sound—not harsh, but mirthless. The Shield of Silence And I must ask your pardon for pressing my private affairs upon you"—he laughed mirthlessly—"merely because I'd rather you didn't think me a crook—for my father's sake.... The Danger Mark Bolton's face drew itself into the mirthless wrinkles which passed for a smile. An Alabaster Box Mrs. Lloyd and the school-master stared at him, and Lloyd laughed his low, almost mirthless laugh. The Portion of Labor The smile which he received in reply was strangely mirthless. The Chief Legatee His eyes were small, set close together, and squinted eternally in a sort of mirthless grin. Under Handicap A Novel New powers had taken charge of our business; there was a new General, an austere, mirthless man, who knew of Bertin's existence, and resented it. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories And, still coughing and laughing mirthlessly, he went out of the room. An Alabaster Box After a moment he managed to grin mirthlessly. Operation Terror The deputy gave vent to a short, mirthless laugh. The Devil's Own A Romance of the Black Hawk War "I play my cards safe," she laughed mirthlessly. The Strange Case of Cavendish Thorne laughed a little, in a mirthless fashion; but he was too miserable to be amused. Princess A suggestion of a mirthless smile began to tug at the corners of his mouth; he unclenched the fingers of his hands. The Trail Horde "I suppose he'll stop your allowance if he knows?" she said at last, with an odd little mirthless laugh. The Second Honeymoon She gave a little mirthless laugh, and her eye roamed restlessly up the street, as if contemplating the possibility of escape. The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow The room rang with the echoes of his mirthless laughter. The Black Pearl But there was no softening of Newman's heart, to judge from his face; the little mirthless smile had vanished and his features were hard and set. The Blood Ship He heard Lawler's short, mirthless laugh; he saw Lawler's eyes narrow and gleam with a cold flame as he took a step forward and stood over him. The Trail Horde A little wave of crimson surged under Kettering's brown skin, but his eyes did not fall; there was a short silence, then he laughed—rather mirthlessly. The Second Honeymoon The absurd side of the affair struck me, and I laughed, mirthlessly, but none the less I laughed. Arms and the Woman Nevertheless a cold chill crept over Merriton's bones and he gave a forced, mirthless laugh. The Riddle of the Frozen Flame It was mirthless from its deep eyes to the lips and chin that were hidden in a patriarchal spread of beard. Destiny He flashed around, saw the secretary—looked steadily at him for one instant, and then dropped the belt to the desk, tossed the pistols into the drawer and smiled mirthlessly. The Trail Horde Then, looking down at the damp excrescence of his coat, as if he noticed it for the first time, "Oh, that!" with a mirthless smile. More William "If I could tell you that I could tell you who killed him," answered Kirby with a grim, mirthless smile. Tangled Trails A Western Detective Story He forced a laugh which was mirthless and unpleasant, and Merriton, with a quick glance into his friends' faces, saw that they too had seen. The Riddle of the Frozen Flame She laughed mirthlessly, but without a shade of uneasiness. A Lost Leader Warden's face was pale, and he smiled mirthlessly at Moreton, who was standing near a desk looking over some papers. The Trail Horde One night Aurora danced with him through a lively reel, and at its conclusion, in a spirit of mirthless mischief, put up her red mouth to be kissed. In the Roaring Fifties Lord Chelsford glanced at the Duke, who sat there imperturbable, with a chill, mirthless smile at the corner of his lips. The Betrayal There was a mirthless smile on her lips as she added: "I'm like Captain Barlow, I like the rose." Caste He looked at the vague form of the girl and bared his teeth in a quick, mirthless smile. Dan Merrithew Lawler laughed mirthlessly and got to his feet, crossing his arms over his chest and looking down at the governor. The Trail Horde For the first time that night a smile moved Ryder's stark lips—a hard, mirthless smile. In the Roaring Fifties She interrupted him with a little mirthless laugh. A Comedy of Masks A Novel And he laughed once more—that same hollow, mirthless laugh. The Tale of Solomon Owl His lip was curved in a mirthless smile. The Furnace of Gold He grinned mirthlessly, got up, took a hitch in his cartridge belt, and drew a full breath. Square Deal Sanderson He watched her closely, pressing his lower lip between finger and thumb, and a mirthless smile curled the corners of his mouth. In the Roaring Fifties The elder man laughed his low, mirthless laugh. A Comedy of Masks A Novel Elspeth laughed and her laughter was like a little, cold, mirthless chime of silver bells. Foes Rance regarded her coldly; at last he gave vent to a mirthless laugh, the nasty laugh of a man whose vanity is hurt. The Girl of the Golden West But Sanderson merely smirked mirthlessly; he saw no reason for being joyful over the lie he had told. Square Deal Sanderson Gila's laugh rang out mirthlessly and echoed in the high, white room. The Witness He pulled himself up sharply, and concluded with a little mirthless laugh, as though he were ashamed of his outburst. A Comedy of Masks A Novel Suddenly he laughed, a short, rather mirthless, laugh. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year Rance chuckled mirthlessly; it seemed to suit his sardonic humour to taunt his helpless rival. The Girl of the Golden West There was a mirthless grin on his face. Square Deal Sanderson A little mirthless laugh sounded from the bed. Red Pepper's Patients With an Account of Anne Linton's Case in Particular For a while the two men sat there hearkening to his stertorous breathing, then Soapy laughed soft and mirthlessly. The Definite Object A Romance of New York He met the questioning glance, and laughed coldly and mirthlessly. The Grey Cloak They had covered some quarter of a mile in silence when Slavin, who was in the lead, suddenly halted and whirled on his subordinates with a mirthless laugh. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police "I'm Bill Bransford," said Sanderson quietly, and he grinned mirthlessly at Dale over the two or three feet of space that separated them. Square Deal Sanderson Sabatini turned his head slowly towards the speaker, and his face had become like the face of an inquisitor, stern and merciless, with the flavor of death in the cold, mirthless parting of the lips. The Lighted Way To his horror, she broke into a discordant, mirthless laugh. The Unseen Bridgegroom or, Wedded For a Week Tavannes, waiting respectfully two paces behind the King, could catch little that was said; but Charles, something more, it seemed, for on a sudden he laughed, a violent, mirthless laugh. Count Hannibal A Romance of the Court of France Yorke laughed somewhat mirthlessly and gazed dreamily up at his pictures. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police He was smiling mirthlessly, his face blotched and bloated with mingled fear and rage. Square Deal Sanderson There was a fixed smile on the girl's lips, but her eyes were mirthless, almost vacant. The Firing Line He burst again into a sudden, mirthless laugh—and once again swept his hand across his eyes. The Miracle Man He took my hand in a grasp cold and listless, and smiled from mirthless eyes. Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance Whose soul has ever warmed as it approached thy town? but how many hearts have turned with sickening sorrow from the mirthless tinkling of thy bells! Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities He grinned mirthlessly into the face of the man with the drawn pistol. Square Deal Sanderson I'm forty-five and"—he looked drearily into the younger man's eyes—"burnt out," he said with his mirthless laugh—"and still drenching the embers with the same stuff that set 'em ablaze.... The Firing Line "I wonder what it all means?" she murmured, with a mirthless little laugh. The Miracle Man He and Thatcher had laughed in secret at the confusion of their common enemies in old times; but most men feared him, and he had the reputation of being a mirthless person. A Hoosier Chronicle Then her eyes narrowed and she laughed, a mirthlessly sarcastic laugh, so low that Harleston barely heard it. The Cab of the Sleeping Horse There was a cold, mirthless grin on Sanderson's face, but it seemed to Maison that the grin was the wanton expression of murder lust. Square Deal Sanderson "O, it's a battle, 'all right,'" laughed Claire mirthlessly, and before Mrs. Slawson could probe her further, she managed to make her escape. Martha By-the-Day He laughed mirthlessly, and stared at David and Robert alternately. The Stowmarket Mystery Or, A Legacy of Hate The Kill Black and white the face of night, And roar the rapids to the moon; Dust of stars beyond the bars, And mirthless laughter of the loon. England over Seas And now Harleston, too, was lost to her; and—she lifted her hands resignedly, and laughed a mirthless laugh. The Cab of the Sleeping Horse They had just seen him pedalling easily after Acton, throwing them a rather mirthless joke as he ran past, and they had, naturally, held a council to consider matters. Acton's Feud A Public School Story It was of course a trifle, but it tipped the beam, as trifles often do, and the man who was tired of all it symbolized straightened himself with a little mirthless laugh. Winston of the Prairie Mrs. Payne laughed her hard little mirthless laugh, and stretched out her withered hand with a melodramatic gesture. The Wheel of Life Again, by look and gesture, St. Vincent was referred to, and once a sober, mirthless laugh shaped the mouths of them. A Daughter of the Snows "That's a very remarkable point of view!" said the judge, with a mirthless laugh. The Just and the Unjust His cruel, mirthless grin seemed to her to carry inexpressible menace. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West Around him he noticed an incessant undercurrent of jangling laughter, an unending give-and-take of meaningless mirthless jest and catchword. When William Came The other made a sound, half growl, half mirthless laugh. Children of the Mist It was sad laughter, as mocking and elfin and mirthless a sound as was ever heard in autumn twilight. Audrey Before the affrighted look in the White Linen Nurse's face a sheepish, mirthless grin flickered across one corner of his mouth. The White Linen Nurse And the girl finished up with a mirthless laugh. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest For a few moments longer the strange man stood in the glade, listening to the vanishing sounds of their going, while that mirthless, self-mocking smile curved his lips. When A Man's A Man No," said Alton, with a little mirthless laugh, "it wasn't the leg. Alton of Somasco He laughed again, but the sound was mirthless, and the eyes beneath the half-closed lids were harder than steel. Audrey Would it be possible, one asks in curiosity, to stop the noisy and mirthless laughter of these girls with a hot supper of chops fresh from the grill? As We Are and As We May Be "I—oh, I go to settle a last account with Lablache," replied Bill, with a mirthless laugh. The Story of the Foss River Ranch A Tale of the Northwest As the physician approached the waiting group, that odd, mirthless, self-mocking smile touched Patches' lips; then he stepped forward to listen with the others to the doctor's words. When A Man's A Man She was taken with a sharp spasm of laughter, mirthless, but consciously expressive of all the familiar processes of self-effacement under torture. At a Winter's Fire "We are going to try, you mean," answered George with a mirthless smile. The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat It was not boisterous; indeed, it was consciously refined,—mirthless, meaningless. Youth and the Bright Medusa He laughed his high, mirthless laugh, and, taking a check from the bill-book, added some bright gold pieces which he stacked on the table carefully beside the package he had brought. The Rim of the Desert His eyes were mirthless and his face vacuous. Scattergood Baines He laughed his brief, mirthless laugh, the assent of his egoism. The Romantic But the girl gave a brief and mirthless laugh. Jason "I knew that—in some ways—it might be hard for you—" Evie laughed, a little silvery mirthless ripple of scorn. The Wild Olive Banks laughed, a shrill, mirthless laugh, and added in a higher key: "Lost a whole year and—the outfit." The Rim of the Desert Up from its depths that mirror thundering skies Bubbles the wan mirth of the mirthless Fool. The Poems of William Watson He laughed mirthlessly, then continued: "When a girl will treat a fellow like that, isn't it just as well to find out her disposition early?" Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis Yet in its mirth the region was mirthless; its energy was not physical, but nervous. The Penalty “If that fat face in the clock could only speak as well as goggle its eyes!” he said, with a mirthless smile. The Moon Rock And the little man piped his high, mirthless laugh. The Rim of the Desert She gave a little laugh—if anything so mirthless could be called a laugh. The Reason Why "No one understands," said the girl, and smiled mirthlessly. The Night Horseman The last words boomed from him in a slogan of triumph and as if in echoing mockery there came from the open door the chuckling, mirthless laugh of Obadiah Price. The Courage of Captain Plum |
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