forlorn stresses dejection, woe, and listlessness at separation from one held dear.
a forlorn lost child
desolate implies inconsolable grief at loss or bereavement.
desolate after her brother's death
Examples of lone in a Sentence
the lone ripe apple in the entire bag
just one lone cow in the middle of the field
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The lone non-Studio nominee was Jon Bernthal, who was nominated for his turn on season 3 of The Bear (and won the same category last year for the restaurant dramedy's second season).—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025 Madsen later had an 11-yard TD run to counter the Eagles’ lone first-half scoring drive, which covered 72 yards in 10 plays.—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 6 Sep. 2025 French had himself a night, accounting for 94 of those yards, along with the lone touchdown reception.—Chris Winters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025 In addition to a healthy contingent of federal firefighters, federal workers from the departments of agriculture, the interior, and others have a strong presence in the town, which has a lone blinking stop-and-go traffic light and no parking meters.—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lone
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