lovesick

Example Sentences

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One 25-page text seen by AFP suggested workers adopt the persona of "Abby", a lovesick 35-year-old Japanese woman.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

Like many locals, my emotions are heightened at the moment, but I was also struck at how much more clearly defined the bride’s face is now, appearing grief-stricken and lovesick.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

The point is the way that Gosling, fresh off his Kenaissance, gazes at the camera — and at Jody — with his trademark sleepy charisma, like he’s both lovesick and faintly amused.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024

Throughout the film, we see Dovydas enthusiastically performing a kind of sign language karaoke against a vivid blue backdrop; his facial expressions are like a lovesick balladeer.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

She took a deep breath—“Jump up and down on the table, squawking like a two-hundred-pound lovesick chicken!”

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson