How do you use Forlorn in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like hopeless, plus the exact meaning.
Forlorn meaning
- Abandoned, deserted, left behind.
- Pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
- Unlikely to succeed; hopeless.
Synonyms of Forlorn
Using Forlorn
- The main meaning on this page is: Abandoned, deserted, left behind. | Pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken. | Unlikely to succeed; hopeless.
- Useful related words include: hopeless.
- In the example corpus, forlorn often appears in combinations such as: and forlorn, forlorn figure, the forlorn.
Context around Forlorn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Forlorn
- In this selection, "forlorn" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, somewhat, looked, sits, figure, trumpet and look stand out and add context to how "forlorn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a forlorn trumpet played and a somewhat forlorn gen x. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "forlorn" sits close to words such as aapl, abattoir and adjei, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with forlorn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
New appliances stand forlorn in the barren space. (8 words)
Look closer at the next forlorn homeless person you see. (10 words)
He started offering his forlorn hand somewhere on Burringbar Sreet, for a dollar. (13 words)
After the deluge, members of the hospitality industry fear Manali and its nearby destinations, which are home to no less than 1,500 hotels, lodges and home-stay accommodations, will take time to return to its original tranquil and forlorn look. (41 words)
The Ballers haven’t even finished their first season yet, but the team offers a glimmer of hope to forlorn A’s fans who have less than a month left to watch their lifelong favorite team play in Oakland. (39 words)
Despite Garcia, the Ryder Cup’s all-time leading points scorer, making a forlorn late attempt to find a way back into the reckoning, McIlroy said the current side would not be dwelling on former team-mates. (37 words)
Are online auctions the panacea for forlorn wine consumers envious of high-end investors? (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
A forlorn trumpet played as dozens of runners walked the track eating slices of pizza in the rain.
After the deluge, members of the hospitality industry fear Manali and its nearby destinations, which are home to no less than 1,500 hotels, lodges and home-stay accommodations, will take time to return to its original tranquil and forlorn look.
And then it was time to let nature take over, watching and waiting as the ground froze solid and the garden turned bare and forlorn.
As he trudged over to speak with Laura Woods and her team of ex-pro pundits after the full-time whistle, cut a forlorn figure.
Despite Garcia, the Ryder Cup’s all-time leading points scorer, making a forlorn late attempt to find a way back into the reckoning, McIlroy said the current side would not be dwelling on former team-mates.
He started offering his forlorn hand somewhere on Burringbar Sreet, for a dollar.
Are online auctions the panacea for forlorn wine consumers envious of high-end investors?
A somewhat forlorn Gen X, I ask Corcoran what he makes of my cohort.
As they carefully lifted Hannah ashore, they had the forlorn, respectful look of professionals whose grim task was now completed.
By 1910 or so, Lower Main Street was beginning to look threadbare and forlorn.
By the time Podesta and Richmond had taken the stage, the party had stopped, people had left, and those who remained looked forlorn.
Finding this boss is relatively easy since it is located in Forlorn Hound Evergaol, on the southern border of Limgrave with the Weeping Peninsula.
In the bustling heart of Old Delhi, Indian bookseller Mohammed Mahfooz Alam sits forlorn in his quiet store, among the last few selling literature in a language beloved by poets for centuries.
Look closer at the next forlorn homeless person you see.
New appliances stand forlorn in the barren space.
The Ballers haven’t even finished their first season yet, but the team offers a glimmer of hope to forlorn A’s fans who have less than a month left to watch their lifelong favorite team play in Oakland.
Waving his arms in frustration as Matty Cash heads another ball clear, Erling Haaland is cutting an increasingly forlorn figure up front for City, who are unable to get the ball anywhere near him.
When the chase looked a forlorn task, the Mounters lower order would muster some resistance to breathe life into the contest.
Five-times Grand Slam champion Sharapova cut a forlorn figure in the post-match press conference as she was questioned about her injury problems.
Images of the young women, forlorn figures in face masks, caused enough of a public outcry for the Lebanese labour ministry to intervene.
Common combinations with forlorn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: