plaintiveness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaintiveness
Noun
  • The result is a film that glimmers with moments of wit and melancholy but never settles into coherence.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The film is a series of character studies, quiet, observational and non-judgmental – a comedy, but interwoven with threads of melancholy.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Despite his dejection, Adam Fox had reason for hope.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Ferran is just as compelling when such vibrancy and vitality gives way to dejection and disharmony as her aspiring writing career grinds to a halt and her health starts to deteriorate.
    Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • View each period of pain, sorrow, and struggle as a natural precursor to your inevitable growth.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Similarly, fellow country artists such as the Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill expressed their sorrow over his passing.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Yet behind the gloom, the money hasn’t stopped flowing.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Women and older shoppers were more likely to feel doom and gloom, Schwartz said.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Plaintiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaintiveness. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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