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Meaning of "forlorn hope"
Forlorn hope: This phrase refers to a group of soldiers or pioneers who are tasked with a particularly dangerous or desperate mission, often with little chance of success
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- A small troop of soldiers picked to make an advance attack, or the first attack; a storming party.
- In the plural form forlorn hopes: the soldiers collectively making up such a troop; (by extension) a group of reckless adventurers.
- Any dangerous or hopeless venture.
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A forlorn hope storming into the breach.
The warrior minstrel with a forlorn hope.
Forlorn hope to cover the rear of the.
Some still cling to that forlorn hope.
We are the forlorn hope to attack the enemy.
You ought to lead this forlorn hope.
Forlorn hope will advance.
His plan offered merely a forlorn hope.
In the forlorn hope that scandal and gossip would no longer pursue her.
Some even called the plan a forlorn hope.
The forlorn hope went through the breach at Badajoz.
Several things make me think this is a forlorn hope.
It was a forlorn hope.
One should not be beguiled by this forlorn hope.
Forlorn hope for City.
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Fara looked up with a forlorn hope.
To their left, a forlorn hope of musketeers lined the ditch.
But perhaps this is a forlorn hope.
Colonel McRae, have the forlorn hope stand ready to advance upon my order.
I am afraid that is a forlorn hope.
If the forlorn hope stormed the breach successfully, the defenders could expect no mercy.
A soldier sent on a forlorn hope.
A forlorn hope but at least you are learning your law, Mr Garrow.
For people prayer is either a pious ritual or a forlorn hope.
Attacking through the Ardennes was a forlorn hope and doomed from the start.
Theirs is the sorrow and the fear, theirs is the forlorn hope.
I believed this campaign was a forlorn hope and yet I held my tongue.
That tells us something very important, eliminating global poverty is not a forlorn hope.
This is worth a watch if you harbour the forlorn hope of being fluent, one day.
William … the Forlorn Hope are dead men the hour their names are called.
A loving relative pleading with tears is often the forlorn hope of mercy.
As the Light Division 's Forlorn Hope reached the ditch, the French exploded a mine.
You may not be given the Forlorn Hope.
A forlorn hope - But there is a chance.
I am the " warrior minstrel with the forlorn hope.
You want to lead a forlorn hope against Ferraghur, is that it?
Later, Wortick was asked if he was afraid to join the forlorn hope.
You are the forlorn hope of all our anticipations, so you are, Patrick.
In later days, this search group would be called Forlorn Hope.
Colonel McRae, have the forlorn hope stand ready to advance upon my order . Aye, sir.
Mullins was not pleased, viewing the regiment 's role as that of a forlorn hope.
Methadone: the forlorn hope.
There's so much hopeless sorrow in this song… so much nameless longing… and forlorn hope.
The church as it is, or, The forlorn hope of slavery.
Forlorn Hope 1 should probably work best.
William … the Forlorn Hope are dead.
Maybe it's true, and not just a forlorn hope.
Forlorn hope onward!
That might be a forlorn hope ( sic ).
Advance, the Forlorn, and be recognized . The Forlorn Hope.
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