forlornly
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The storyline is inscrutable, but Walters displays real range, gazing forlornly in the rain, hurling dishes at a wall, grinning and giving high-fives when a family takes him bowling.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
As we leave the dilapidated compound, with books strewn across the floors of some classrooms, we spot a schoolgirl in uniform walking forlornly towards her home.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
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
Now she looks forlornly ahead to a life without escape from a punishing orthodoxy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2025
Gazing all forlornly, as Britt-Marie would say, at the gray house next door.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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