plaintive
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Plaintive country songs leak from Faye’s transistor radio as she studies bird species by day and the constellations by night — scenes that tell us this is not someone who is simply existing.
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022
Plaintive female vocals adorn the soundtrack, and Valentina Caniglia’s clean, precise images pull light into dark corners.
From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2020
Plaintive notes about sorry conditions and the aftermath of battle still ring with horror.
From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2016
Half-heard melodies in a darkened room, they explore the sounds a single instrument can make, from the screeching slides of No 5, Chromatically Saucy, to the plangent beauty of No 19, Plaintive Tune.
From The Guardian • Sep. 29, 2012
Plaintive cries arose from the trees: "Woe, woe, there is no escape for us, we are doomed to swift destruction."
From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Karpeles, Gustav
Vocabulary lists containing plaintive
Grade 11, List 1
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Night
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