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
Nothing but dirt and dry, brown chaparral rolled beneath skis and snowboards dangling from a chairlift at Big Bear Mountain Resort on Friday, as forlorn adventure seekers joked they should rename the place “Big Bare.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
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
Eight months ago, England were forlorn and distraught on the vast, imposing outfield of the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025
She slipped the lock picks into her hand and crept to the crate, looking forlorn at the edge of the clearing.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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