forlornness

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forlornness
Noun
  • The Oklahoma City Thunder had a chance to close out the series in Game 6 on Thursday night, but the Indiana Pacers came out with desperation in front of their home crowd and dominated for nearly the entire contest.
    Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Perry strips the narrative down to raw moments of desperation, exploring what can happen when someone's pushed beyond their limits.
    EW.com, EW.com, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Labor Day is suffused with a certain melancholy at the end of summer and children are already back in school.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
  • That betrayal, like so many others, fed the melancholy in Brian's music.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • So many of the adults who held our communities together have been lost to mass incarceration, to addictions—diseases of despair—as drugs have replaced jobs and hope in our neighborhoods, often turning them into war zones.
    Asha Bandele, Essence, 25 June 2025
  • The best dystopian films are the most plausible ones, and Children Of Men feels all too real, from the political factions to the way humanity both descends into despair and miraculously comes together to help those who need it most.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • For some, symptoms stabilize or improve, especially if caused by treatable issues like depression or medication side effects.
    Nawab John Dar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
  • Spending time with a therapy dog can also reduce anxiety, loneliness and depression, while increasing the patient's socialization.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Not the murder, not the arrival of the addicted sister, but the removal of the boy that has been at the core of so much sorrow and betrayal between the sisters.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 June 2025
  • Referencing the push and pull between sorrow and hope, Echakhch transforms water into a metaphor for emotional duality.
    Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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“Forlornness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forlornness. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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