as in lonely
sad from lack of companionship or separation from others
lorn beyond all description, the widow struggled to cope with her crushing grief
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Recent Examples of lorn
Was this the best vantage from which to see the lorn, majestic island Skellig Michael (otherwise known as the home of middle-aged Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi )?
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Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lorn
lonely
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Our system isn’t set up to look at whether someone’s lonely or not.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
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Padres fans turn their lonely eyes to you.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Lorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lorn. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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