forlornly
Example Sentences
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As we leave the dilapidated compound, with books strewn across the floors of some classrooms, we spot a schoolgirl in uniform walking forlornly towards her home.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 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
“There was no water left for us,” said Jerónimo Gómez Cruz, 79, who steadied himself with a cane as he forlornly watched a water truck climb past his home on a dirt street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
Next to that, Charlotte's pudge paranoia is a thimble of that bone broth she forlornly sucks down in her quick weight-loss quest.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2023
Chess crossed the room and looked at the two books leaning forlornly against each other: an ancient-looking dictionary and a binder labeled “Computer Manual.”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
