the lovelorn
noun
: people who are unhappy because of love
Her newspaper column offers advice for the lovelorn.
Examples of the lovelorn in a Sentence
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Stubborn and insistent, the lovelorn lady refuses to let go of her past.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2025
Another tells of what happened to Shihirlis, the lovelorn thief played by Kilmer in the 1995 movie, in the aftermath of the first movie’s climactic robbery, and his multiyear quest to reunite with his former girlfriend (who was played by Judd in the original).
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Similarly, audiences may have missed out on Ryan Gosling as the lovelorn Noah in 2004's The Notebook and Harrison Ford as Han Solo in the Star Wars franchise.
—Diana Pearl, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The friend zone trope suggests that the lovelorn are trapped in the cold shadow of platonic feelings.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Turns out the lovelorn everywhere are well aware of the play’s setting.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 May 2025
Today, the lovelorn more frequently eschew the authority of columnists in favor of crowdsourced advice.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
The second season centered on issues of love and trust, and Tanya—the lovelorn woman whose husband was plotting to kill her—wound up dead.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
Which is admittedly unexpected, given who’s playing the lovelorn professional killers.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2025
Another tells of what happened to Shihirlis, the lovelorn thief played by Kilmer in the 1995 movie, in the aftermath of the first movie’s climactic robbery, and his multiyear quest to reunite with his former girlfriend (who was played by Judd in the original).
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Similarly, audiences may have missed out on Ryan Gosling as the lovelorn Noah in 2004's The Notebook and Harrison Ford as Han Solo in the Star Wars franchise.
—Diana Pearl, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
The friend zone trope suggests that the lovelorn are trapped in the cold shadow of platonic feelings.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025
Turns out the lovelorn everywhere are well aware of the play’s setting.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 May 2025
Today, the lovelorn more frequently eschew the authority of columnists in favor of crowdsourced advice.
—Sophia Stewart, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
The second season centered on issues of love and trust, and Tanya—the lovelorn woman whose husband was plotting to kill her—wound up dead.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
Which is admittedly unexpected, given who’s playing the lovelorn professional killers.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
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“The lovelorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20lovelorn. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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