crossed in love
Example Sentences
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Isolated by the pique and indifference of the other royals, neglected, crossed in love and bested by Mrs Parker Bowles, she found “affinity”, she said, with the rejected.
From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2017
The cook had been crossed in love, received notice to quit, or his art failed him: everything was below par.
From Glories of Spain by Wood, Charles W. (William)
“He was crossed in love when he was a young un, sir,” says Bill Spragg with a grin.
From Midnight Webs by Fenn, George Manville
"You talk as if you had been crossed in love," she consoled him.
From Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford by Chester, George Randolph
Many a man hopelessly crossed in love, or a grief-stricken father, or fallen minister, has--mundane illusions vanished--devoted himself to a priestly life.
From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Wingfield, Lewis
