aloneness

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

So this one was about some of the things that older women are facing: aloneness and loneliness and friendship and loss and family and healing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The strong relationship between the two was found in adults older than 67, and there was an overlap of about 25% between loneliness and aloneness in older people, he said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

Clowes, however, acknowledges that the book’s nine stories dwell on themes of aloneness and abandonment and “permutations of those ideas.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023

I had made peace with my aloneness after so many years, and I had even found pleasure in my independence.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2023

Having a companion fixes you in time and that the present, but when the quality of aloneness settles down, past, present, and future all flow together.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck