Bat for Lashes

I have lots of clothes that I don't wear because I'm bad for impulse buying. They sit in my cupboard looking forlorn, but if I haven't worn something for a couple of months, I usually realise that it would be much better off in one of my friends' wardrobes.

English Musician

Richard Elman

If I wanted to be Rimbaud, what was I doing in graduate school? Trying to stay out of the army, of course. Graduate study gave me a draft deferment. But I also knew I lacked erudition and polish and was often sunk in forlorn reveries.

American Novelist

Guy Standing

The precariat can be divided into three further groups - atavists, who look back to a lost past; nostalgics, who look forlornly for a present, a home; and progressives, who look for a lost future.

English Actor

Bernard Cornwell

Looking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take chances then you'll never have a winning hand, and I've no regrets.

British Novelist

Theo Epstein

I work for the Chicago Cubs, a team with a following so loyal and adoring and a history so forlorn that we were known nationwide as the Loveable Losers.

American Businessman

Elizabeth Berg

I remember, as a child, wanting all the time to buy my parents presents. I stood around forlornly in fancy shops, unable to afford a single thing.

American Author

Anna Letitia Barbauld

When one by one our ties are torn, and friend from friend is snatched forlorn; when man is left alone to mourn, oh! then how sweet it is to die!

English Poet

Dick Cavett

In the main, ghosts are said to be forlorn and generally miserable, if not downright depressed. The jolly ghost is rare.

American Entertainer

Elizabeth Bowen

Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible.

Irish Novelist

David Shields

The ruling ethos of Seattle is forlorn apology for our animal impulses.

'Forlorn' expresses deep sorrow, more than just being 'sad'.

Emotional depth

'Forlorn' is less common in everyday conversation; more literary.

Less common

'Forlorn' suggests a lingering sadness, not a brief one.

Not transient

'Forlorn' can describe places to show they're left uncared for.

Physical neglect

Use 'forlorn' to highlight the sad state of an object or place.

Symbols of neglect

'Forlorn' emphasizes that success is very unlikely or impossible.

Hopelessness

People often attempt 'forlorn' tasks knowing they might fail.

Persistence despite odds

 forlorn at the moment but he gave a wonderful call that CB goes again and I just must I mean I just said the same thing as Murphy's asked I said I wondered if he he was the lead in then I realize of course it's not it's not

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 She won't let that happen. Klinky has driven four of her daughters out of her family. They watch forlornly from a safe distance. Life for them in exile is going to be tough.

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 to play " No dialogue. The character only needs to stand on a balcony, look forlorn, and walk back inside the house. Only partial nudity." " Brian's love interest.

Forlorn

Emotional depth

Less common

Not transient

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