lonesome

Example Sentences

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One such scene in the premiere smash cuts between a lonesome Chris sulking by himself at home.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025

It took Ireland eight minutes to score at Murrayfield, the nerveless Sam Prendergast enjoying time and space and a penalty advantage to throw a long left-to-right pass to Calvin Nash, all on his lonesome.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

On one particular evening, days before Sam’s birthday — a date that looms large in the life of this lonesome duo — Amelia reads from a book she’s never seen before on the shelf.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

Skinny is lonesome and confused until six Junior Club cartoonists — including Hardie Gramatky, who went on to become a watercolorist admired by Andrew Wyeth — walk into the frame and heartily welcome the boy.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Pain is lonesome, thought Gerald as he watched all the kids at school caught up in their grief.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper