lonely

Example Sentences

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The stories are set predominately in a middle America of big skies and lonely highways—terrain Thompson calls “the concrete pasture.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“There was a privet hedge, a lonely juniper, a hibiscus, a large bird of paradise and a camellia bush,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Jenny Norton, head of BBC News Russian, says with cuts to US foreign broadcast networks and independent Russian outlets struggling for funding, the BBC's service is becoming an increasingly lonely but vital voice.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“I moved around a lot with my dad and it was a very lonely existence,” he recalls of his youth.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Duane suspected that Handsome was feeling a little lonely without his reflection to keep him company and that’s why Handsome was having an afternoon tea.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el