forlornly

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It is the legitimate thing for us to sell ourselves as dearly as we can But, Cecil,"--forlornly,--"what am I to do now If you will take my advice, nothing,--for two or three weeks.

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  1. In a forlorn, forsaken, or wretched manner. And poor, proud Byron, sad as grave, And salt as life; forlornly brave, And quiv'ring with the dart he drave. Mrs. Browning, Vision of Poets.

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  • He's not particularly punctual, so when I entered the office I wasn't surprised to discover a sea of people on crutches, in casts, some sitting in funny chairs and others in chairs on wheels look up at me forlornly, their dead looks in their eyes telling me it's going to be a loooooooong morning.Once the crowd began to thin, in walks a tall woman with her mother.
  • Donahue looked up at him forlornly, his expression desolate, eyes mournful. —  EQMM,September-October2007
  • She bellowed and barked forlornly, and hung round on the up-and-down waves. —  Lawrence - Kangaroo
  • Infiniti Revs Placements At a time when General Motors 'Saturn is running an ad stating forlornly, "We're still here," rival Infiniti is revving up its branded entertainment placements. —  Brandweek - News and Features
  • We piled into the back of our jeep and headed, forlornly, towards Thongsala (Phangan's biggest and only town) to hop on a boat to Koh Samui. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
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