forlorn
IPA: fɝɫˈɔrn
noun
- A forlorn hope.
- A member of a forlorn hope.
adjective
- Abandoned, deserted, left behind.
- Pitifully sad, wretched, miserable; lonely, especially from feeling abandoned, deserted, forsaken.
- Unlikely to succeed; hopeless.
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Examples of "forlorn" in Sentences
- Was it the name of a forlorn brick factory
- A forlorn Carla leaves the reception in a cab.
- The break of a new dawn is now a forlorn hope.
- A forlorn hope was formed by a small detachment.
- The ship remained at her berth, a forlorn sight.
- Also the picture is not so much touching as forlorn.
- A forlorn hope was formed by a small detachment of the 54th Foot.
- These may be forlorn hopes but they are the motivation of my recent edits.
- Mullins was not pleased, viewing the regiment's role as that of a forlorn hope.
- It was likely that most members of the forlorn hope would be killed or wounded.