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

There is no need anymore to stand in the street and gaze forlornly at the horizon; at least, not when you are waiting for the bus.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2024

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

Light Hair watched them forlornly for a moment.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III