lonely

Example Sentences

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The video for Opalite premiered on Friday, and stars Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson as a "lonely man" who summons Swift into his life by spraying a magic potion on his beloved cactus.

From BBC

Reports from this year’s Sundance Film Festival mention, on the seeming opposite end of the spectrum, his role in “Wicker” as the fantasy man of a lonely fisherwoman.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Yep. The little guy seemed kind of lonely in the kennel, so I made a sling for him out of one of my old T-shirts last night. See? Snug as a bug in a rug.”

From Literature

Still, it was lonely for her because Aunt Pretty could talk your arm off, while Pa and I weren’t ones to waste words.

From Literature

She had never before felt so lonely and miserable.

From Literature