lovelorn

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In another scene, she chases a lovelorn boy to the roof of a local building, remaining there to enjoy the view and the wind in her hair after he’s descended.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

Wilson was ramping up to the sonic inventions of “Pet Sounds,” but this era-transitional single captured the old lovelorn magic and dreaminess in an increasingly robust arrangement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

The casting reflects the distinct identities and histories of the members, each offering something different to lovelorn girls and copycat boys so intoxicated by Beatlemania.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2025

Have warm feelings toward Copenhagen’s favorite son, Hans Christian Andersen, and his little tales about lovelorn mermaids and ugly ducklings?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025

This was very hard, but hardest of all when Echo, too, with all the other lovelorn maidens, loved Narcissus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton