the lovelorn
noun
: people who are unhappy because of love
Her newspaper column offers advice for the lovelorn.
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Actor and executive producer Matt Bomer has earned his second Emmy nomination, this time for his role as the lovelorn State Department official Hawk Fuller on Showtime’s Fellow Travelers.
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 July 2024
The archetypal Romantic hero is a brilliant outsider (like Mary Shelley’s Victor Frankenstein) who is prone (like the lovelorn title character of Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther) to lonely introspection.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 July 2024
In one early scene, as the lovelorn Om Kapoor, Khan wears a flashy golden necklace, its bulky pendant etched against the triangle of skin exposed by a casually unbuttoned shirt.
—Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
One night, Porter exited her residence to find the lovelorn McCullers lying prone on the doorstep.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
And a relationship with God, Dolan argued, can nourish the hearts of the lovelorn.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
Just two days prior, the pair released the lovelorn track, which appears to reflect on their relationship.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
The 2023 edition of iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball tour returns with performances by the former Disney stars Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter, the lovelorn R. & B. visionary SZA, the audacious Top Dawg rapper Doechii, and, a staple of the festive season, the a-cappella group Pentatonix.
—The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
The duo were locked in a love/hate relationship throughout the series, with an emphasis on hate, as Parker’s character often made the lovelorn vampire’s life a living hell.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 July 2024
The archetypal Romantic hero is a brilliant outsider (like Mary Shelley’s Victor Frankenstein) who is prone (like the lovelorn title character of Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther) to lonely introspection.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 July 2024
In one early scene, as the lovelorn Om Kapoor, Khan wears a flashy golden necklace, its bulky pendant etched against the triangle of skin exposed by a casually unbuttoned shirt.
—Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
One night, Porter exited her residence to find the lovelorn McCullers lying prone on the doorstep.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
And a relationship with God, Dolan argued, can nourish the hearts of the lovelorn.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
Just two days prior, the pair released the lovelorn track, which appears to reflect on their relationship.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
The 2023 edition of iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball tour returns with performances by the former Disney stars Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter, the lovelorn R. & B. visionary SZA, the audacious Top Dawg rapper Doechii, and, a staple of the festive season, the a-cappella group Pentatonix.
—The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
The duo were locked in a love/hate relationship throughout the series, with an emphasis on hate, as Parker’s character often made the lovelorn vampire’s life a living hell.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
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