companionless
Example Sentences
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When Mr. Gunn tweeted that companionless is “one of my favorite ways to see a film,” he sparked an online discussion about the pros and cons of going it alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2018
He was companionless until Indianapolis, where he abandoned his car and got into a friend’s.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2017
Sitting companionless at a table patently designed for four, I composed the portrait of my meal with some care, both to entice my viewers and to deride my circumstances.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 14, 2015
Where I was, in fact, was companionless, far away from where I had gotten off the trail, and impossibly adrift from a touchingly optimistic hiking schedule I had drawn up nearly a year before.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
As he grew up into boyhood surrounded by objects to which tradition had assigned her marvellous stories, they sank silently into his companionless and sensitive spirit.
From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by Roby, John
