forlornly

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

It’s a suitable liminal space for Arthur, whose suits hang forlornly off his body.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

It was a slugfest between two sides who battled forlornly with their own attacking shortcomings, but England had way too much for the Pumas.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

“It’s not very good, is it?” he said forlornly.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers