Word: forlorn
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...Have ever since they were kids; will till the day they die. They fight, they sulk. They fall into a passion out by the horse truck, and she knees his crotch. He is a cowboy, better known as the Death of the Western Hero: to strut his forlorn machismo he arrogantly lassoes garbage cans and jukeboxes. She hangs around the tatty trailer camp, sponging the Mojave Desert dust off her body, waiting for night and their star-crossed adagio to start all over again. No use her slamming the industrial-strength front door on Eddie; he'll just kick...
Call "Robby"--a Hall of Famer who slugged 586 home runs during his playing days--crazy for the near brawl. But also call him manager of the year. In 2004, his Expos finished dead last and slunk out of Canada forlorn and for sale. (There were no takers.) This year, the Nationals are the toast of the capital and contenders in the National League East. Potential buyers are lining up like K Street lobbyists looking for a legislative handout. And the team is winning, despite lacking a true star and having a $47 million payroll, the lowest in the division...
...Forlorn Freshman...
...Dear Forlorn Freshman...
...classmates waxed maudlin to the strikingly misconstrued soundtrack of Green Day’s “Time of Your Life”—finishing my thesis has prepared me for leaving Harvard. Come June, I suspect I will be left much as I am now: forlorn, with only anecdotes and sheaves of paper to show for all my work...