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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The storyline is inscrutable, but Walters displays real range, gazing forlornly in the rain, hurling dishes at a wall, grinning and giving high-fives when a family takes him bowling.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
Quite a few single poles and blackened tree trunks stuck up from the ground, and here and there a skeleton of a building rose forlornly.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
