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Definition
expressing sadness — sometimes with a plea for help
- He lifted one arm toward Louie, a plaintive expression on his face.p. 98.5
- His only other solace was running, slogging through the sand around the Kahuku runway, thinking of the 1944 Olympics, trying to forget Harry Brooks's plaintive face.p. 112.6
- He wrote a plaintive letter asking authorities to investigate him so his name could be cleared.p. 357.9
There are no more uses of "plaintive" in Unbroken by Hillenbrand.
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