dolefully

His mother looked at him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army.

She looked dolefully out the window as the rain poured down.

He sighed dolefully when he realized he had missed the last train home.

The dog whimpered dolefully as it waited for its owner to return.

The old man dolefully recounted his memories of the war.

She dolefully admitted that she had failed the exam.

The child looked dolefully at the broken toy in his hands.

The cat meowed dolefully outside the door, wanting to be let in.

She dolefully watched as her friends left for the party without her.

The actor dolefully delivered his lines, conveying a sense of deep sorrow.

The woman dolefully gazed at the photo of her late husband.