forlorn
adjective
desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
forlornly
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a word derived from
forlorn.
Example Sentences
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Six-month-old Punch became an internet sensation after footage of him clinging forlornly to zookeepers and dragging around a stuffed orangutan toy were widely shared on X.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
Hine’s tousled little boy, who looks forlornly into the camera with scowling dark eyes beneath a furrowed brow, likely had no such liberating choice.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025
It’s a suitable liminal space for Arthur, whose suits hang forlornly off his body.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
It was a slugfest between two sides who battled forlornly with their own attacking shortcomings, but England had way too much for the Pumas.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2023
The chaplain shook his head, chewing his clotted dry lower lip forlornly, and walked out.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
