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Word entry · 7 letters

forlorn

Best crossword clue

"Sadly abandoned"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /fəˈlɔːn/Part of speech adjectiveSorted flnoorrStarts with FEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Lonely, hopeless, or abandoned.

Used in a sentence

  • For miſerie doth braueſt mindes abate, / And make them ſeeke for that they wont to ſcorne, / Of fortune and of hope at once forlorne.
  • Some ſay that Rauens foſter forlorne children, / The vvhilſt their ovvne birds famiſh in their neſts: / Oh be to me though thy hard hart ſay no, / Nothing ſo kinde but ſomething pittifull.
  • More join us at Colwall and at the lovely station at Great Malvern, although the place is in need of some TLC nowadays. The ornate canopy supports are overdue a repaint, and the closed cafe gives the place a forlorn air.

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