forsaken
Americanverb
adjective
verb
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of forsaken
First recorded in 1275–1325, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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It’s a fleeting tableau, but it reveals the whole story: even the most forsaken creation reaches for connection the moment he’s given something warm to hold in his hands.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025
Among the indignities a newly vulnerable Mickey suffers, each one spurts out of a stuttering printer and flops to the floor, forsaken.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025
He goes on to say they were "looking forward to a day scampering" and made the decision to leave their packs because they spent two days "lugging them up this God forsaken valley".
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
Why have so many of us forsaken the remedial power of language?
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023
I'd nod my head, envisioning a pair of glistening lips lying forsaken on the floor of some nightclub dressing room.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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