forlorn hope
collocation in Englishmeaningsofforlornandhope
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forlorn
adjective
uk/fəˈlɔːn/us/fɚˈlɔːrn/
literary
alone and unhappy; left alone and not ...
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hope
noun[C or U]
uk/həʊp/us/hoʊp/
something good that you want to happen in the future, or a confident feeling about what will happen in ...
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(Definition offorlornandhopefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That is aforlornhope.
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It was aforlornhope.
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That is theforlornhope.
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It may be aforlornhope.
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That is a somewhatforlornhope.
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That may be aforlornhope.
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This was always aforlornhope.
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Perhaps that is aforlornhope.
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I am afraid my plea is rather aforlornhope.
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However you look at it, it was aforlornhope.
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I know what aforlornhopethat can be.
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There is nothing like cherishing aforlornhope.
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That may be aforlornhope, but we never know.
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Very often this proves to be aforlornhope.
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However, in my experience that is aforlornhope.
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I know that to be aforlornhope.
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The power of the political parties should be reduced, but that is aforlornhope.
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I had theforlornhopethat tonight we would be told something about east coast electrification.
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I hope—it is perhaps aforlornhope—that action may result.
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I think thirty-five of us were selected and were looked upon as aforlornhope.
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Myforlornhopeis that someone somewhere will remember that originally roads were designed for movement.
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It was an honest, well-meaning proposal, but it was aforlornhope.
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Aforlornhope, as we will see.
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He is saying, in effect, we do not battle for success; theforlornhopeis the something that inspires us.
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