forlorn
Example Sentences
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The tried and true route for Colombian traffickers is from the country’s Caribbean coastline, including towns near Panama and forlorn communities to the far northeast next to Venezuela.
Eight months ago, England were forlorn and distraught on the vast, imposing outfield of the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
From BBC
Eyes forlorn, the 72-year-old cut the figure of someone who had seen years of suffering and hardship.
From BBC
Receivers in hand, they’re reaching out--at all hours of the day and night, from nearly every continent on the globe--to make contact with this forlorn desert outpost.
From Los Angeles Times
That Love identified no sadness in the songs only makes it easier to understand why Wilson the lonely young pop star was writing tunes as openly forlorn as “In My Room.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
