lovelorn
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- lovelornness noun
Etymology
Origin of lovelorn
Example Sentences
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This isn’t bro country; it’s songs for aching hearts, for dreamers, for the lovelorn, steeped in pop, rock, Tejano and Mariachi.
From Salon
“Ghost” is for the lovelorn ceramics obsessives; “Soul” for the jazz lovers; “Beetlejuice” for the freaks.
From Salon
The first captivates via a young man’s earnest effusiveness; the second’s effusiveness, tainted by lovelorn glum, deepens.
From Los Angeles Times
Then she sang the lovelorn “Coffee” like someone confessing her greatest fear.
From Los Angeles Times
The result is a lovelorn duet that is punctuated by the swooning harmonies of Anthony and Aguilar.
From Los Angeles Times
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