lovelorn

Example Sentences

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“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

Over the length of day, Sumire will have the occasion to assist people and critters, e.g., a letter carrier who hasn’t spoken with his daughter for twenty years, a lovelorn snake, etc.

From Washington Post

The music came as the film’s protagonist, a lovelorn young man, engaged in an awkward conversation with his girlfriend, and it provoked titters of laughter in the audience.

From New York Times

Among them are the broke and lovelorn protagonist of the lead single “Pay Your Way in Pain,” Nina Simone, Marilyn Monroe and her own father, whose release from prison in 2019 inspired the title track.

From New York Times