lonely
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But what’s irrefutable is that she knows how lonely it is not to be able to communicate the world inside her head, and how painful it is not to understand others the same way.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Hopper was a lonely prowler, a connoisseur of half-deserted automats, elevated railways and women glimpsed through windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Following the death of her husband, she was so lonely that she says she even considered the possibility of voluntary euthanasia.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
A healthier lifestyle did not significantly reduce the additional health risks linked to feeling lonely.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
But a part of me wants her to feel as lonely as I’ve felt.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
But over the last decade it’s become even lonelier, with algorithms and vertical video platforms like TikTok siloing users into consumption over interaction.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
And yet, we are also lonelier than ever, especially younger generations who are even more likely to be on their digital devices for longer periods of time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
That stance is getting lonelier as hard- drive stocks continue their ascent.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy calls this the most isolated generation, with young American men significantly lonelier than peers in other countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
I've never felt lonelier since the Games began.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
“I mean, sometimes the loneliest place for someone like that is in a crowded room,” Rausch observes in recognizing the sensitivity of a fellow introvert.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
Gen Z, it turns out, is the loneliest generation of them all, according to the 2025 Cigna Group report “Loneliness in America.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Mr. Herzog began work in 2020, during the loneliest months of the Covid-19 pandemic, toiling in isolation and making highly personal sketches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2025
"I went in voluntarily and it was just the loneliest feeling in the world getting dropped off at a mental health ward with a bag and no baby," the 35-year-old said.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025
I spent three months as the loneliest man in history and it's finally over.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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