lovelorn

Example Sentences

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This isn’t bro country; it’s songs for aching hearts, for dreamers, for the lovelorn, steeped in pop, rock, Tejano and Mariachi.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025

Then she sang the lovelorn “Coffee” like someone confessing her greatest fear.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025

The casting reflects the distinct identities and histories of the members, each offering something different to lovelorn girls and copycat boys so intoxicated by Beatlemania.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

Have warm feelings toward Copenhagen’s favorite son, Hans Christian Andersen, and his little tales about lovelorn mermaids and ugly ducklings?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

On the porch, they sat on the lovelorn carpenters’ chairs and took in the night.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead