What are some sentences using the word plaintive?

Answer 1

The cat let out a few plaintive yet resigned meows as I pushed him into his cat carrier.

The radio was playing a haunting, plaintive tune that was beautiful but entirely too depressing for a bar on a Friday night.

The car ride home was a plaintive, silent one, compared to the rowdy, ebullient spirits we were in on the way there.

The entire evening was continuously punctuated by her loud, plaintive sighs, as if staying at a roadside motel was the worst thing that had ever happened to anyone.

He made a plaintive whistling sound!

The girl was very plaintive after she and her boyfriend broke up.

Answer 2

1. She sang a plaintive melody that echoed through the empty room.
2. The dog let out a plaintive howl when left alone in the house.
3. His plaintive expression revealed the depth of his sorrow.
4. The violin's plaintive notes evoked a sense of longing in the audience.