plaintive
Example Sentences
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Faith and modesty were qualities in all Heynis’s performances, delivered in a plaintive and haunting tone that is not quite like any other.
Gladiator II and Hamnet star Mescal has a huge social media fanbase and mentioned last December he was loving a song called Evelyn, a plaintive folk ballad from Michael's second album Thin White Road.
From BBC
Even Veronika had the sense not to repeat her plaintive question, “I wonder how they heard of me.”
From Literature
The words seemed to come from outside her, but it was only a whippoorwill offering its plaintive, three-note cry.
From Literature
Tom Petty vowing not to back down sounds plaintive and aspirational.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
