lovelorn

Example Sentences

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The first captivates via a young man’s earnest effusiveness; the second’s effusiveness, tainted by lovelorn glum, deepens.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Then she sang the lovelorn “Coffee” like someone confessing her greatest fear.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

The casting reflects the distinct identities and histories of the members, each offering something different to lovelorn girls and copycat boys so intoxicated by Beatlemania.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

Yet the chronicling of Bridget’s lovelorn escapades still struck a chord in people trying to balance new modernity with the pull of romantic desire.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025

On the porch, they sat on the lovelorn carpenters’ chairs and took in the night.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead