forlornly

Example Sentences

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Six-month-old Punch became an internet sensation after footage of him clinging forlornly to zookeepers and dragging around a stuffed orangutan toy were widely shared on X.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Alone, forlornly attempting to write a screenplay and wearing a profoundly ugly sweater, he mostly lies on the couch watching TV and eating crisps.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2023

It was a slugfest between two sides who battled forlornly with their own attacking shortcomings, but England had way too much for the Pumas.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

Next to that, Charlotte's pudge paranoia is a thimble of that bone broth she forlornly sucks down in her quick weight-loss quest.

From Salon • Aug. 6, 2023

Miss Avocet stayed on, emerging from her torpor now and then to wander the halls, calling out forlornly for her poor abandoned wards before slumping into someone’s arms to be taken back to bed.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs