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
Suzette had tristful eyes when they rested upon this cemetery.
From Bohemian Days Three American Tales by Townsend, George Alfred
Why had Pat only given her tristful white pearls?
From Pink Gods and Blue Demons by Stockley, Cynthia
"Whoever will give any information of these unfortunate, tristful gentlemen to the Hartford Convention, will confer a favor on humanity."
From The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 by Headley, Joel Tyler
Eyes so tristful, eyes so tristful, Heart so full of care and cumber, I was lapped in rest and slumber, Ye have made me wakeful, wistful!
From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.