forlorn
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Ian Buruma uses this forlorn exhortation as the title of his book, “Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Russell slotted over the conversion and his late missed penalty was irrelevant as Scotland celebrated and Wales were left forlorn.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
He performed a backflip for the crowd's entertainment, but it seemed like a forlorn call to the good times of only last week.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
Auger-Aliassime reeled off five successive games against an increasingly forlorn Bublik, taking his first match point with a thumping cross-court forehand.
From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025
Boo gives me a forlorn wave, tears running down her cheeks.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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