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

After slumping forlornly into his chair, a visibly upset Zverev hunched forward and covered his face with a towel.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025

Now she looks forlornly ahead to a life without escape from a punishing orthodoxy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

Alone, forlornly attempting to write a screenplay and wearing a profoundly ugly sweater, he mostly lies on the couch watching TV and eating crisps.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2023

“I don’t know what I’ll do if he does begin moaning,” the dashing young fighter pilot with the golden mustache had grieved forlornly.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller