forlorn

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In Rome - a weak mentality, a dominated scrum, a broken lineout, a defeated demeanour, an endgame of 29 forlorn phases in the rain.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“America is rich and fat and very, very noticeable in this world. It is a forlorn hope that we should be left alone.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Auger-Aliassime reeled off five successive games against an increasingly forlorn Bublik, taking his first match point with a thumping cross-court forehand.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

Eyes forlorn, the 72-year-old cut the figure of someone who had seen years of suffering and hardship.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

We could try to write out a googolplex, but it is a forlorn ambition.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan