lovelorn
adjective
love·lorn
ˈləv-ˌlȯrn 
: bereft of love or of a lover
letters from lovelorn soldiers
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Gunn’s spin on the classic characters is a novel one, with the Bride detesting and bloodily rebuffing her entitled, lovelorn suitor.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
One afternoon before his terminal diagnosis, the adult Chuck takes a stroll and spontaneously dazzles a crowd with a dance number done in wordless alliance with two strangers, a lovelorn book clerk (Annalise Basso) and a street drummer (Taylor Gordon).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
At first, her stay at the quirky compound — amid a group of charismatic leaders and lovelorn attendees of all stripes — seems to bring her closer to enlightenment.
—Andrea Bartz, People.com, 18 May 2025
After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Walter Hauser) to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 May 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
One afternoon before his terminal diagnosis, the adult Chuck takes a stroll and spontaneously dazzles a crowd with a dance number done in wordless alliance with two strangers, a lovelorn book clerk (Annalise Basso) and a street drummer (Taylor Gordon).
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
At first, her stay at the quirky compound — amid a group of charismatic leaders and lovelorn attendees of all stripes — seems to bring her closer to enlightenment.
—Andrea Bartz, People.com, 18 May 2025
After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Walter Hauser) to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 May 2025
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“Lovelorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lovelorn. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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lovelorn
adjective
love·lorn
ˈləv-ˌlȯ(ə)rn
: deprived of or deserted by one's lover
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