friendless

Example Sentences

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When she first meets Kimiko, Hana is a shy, friendless teenager living in a run-down apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“Lonely, friendless, despised at his office, estranged from his family, alienated even from his God,” is how Paula Hill, his ex-wife, described Miller in a memoir.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

The emotional heart of the show beats thanks to lovely performances by Squires and Daly as two friendless souls who are changed forever by one another.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

But the final scene, which also took place at the water’s edge, also at sunset, left Kendall numb, friendless, bereft.

From New York Times • May 30, 2023

He was a homeless, friendless man to whom life meant little and he determined to seek the Sphinx out and try to solve the riddle.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton