tristful
Example Sentences
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Carmelo, as he crouched at the tiller, was singing, in a low, clear alto, some tristful little melody.
From Chita: a Memory of Last Island by Hearn, Lafcadio
Late when the sumach's red was dulled and worn, And fainter grew the trite and troublous word Of tristful cricket, that replaced the bird, I sought the slope, and found a waste forlorn.
From Ride to the Lady And Other Poems by Cone, Helen Gray
Again prevailed the tristful dirge of the pines.
From Under the Rose by Isham, Frederic Stewart
Suzette had tristful eyes when they rested upon this cemetery.
From Bohemian Days Three American Tales by Townsend, George Alfred
There are few sadder poems than this with its tristful refrain, even in the works of Mr. Hardy.
From Old and New Masters by Lynd, Robert
