lonely

Example Sentences

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A lonely coyote stalks the barren ground around oil pump jacks; a dead deer, its eye milky white, lies on a fern-like blanket of boughs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like many men, Turk is lonely, and like many mid-career doctors, he’s also burned out.

From Salon

Chief executive Sarah Wootton said that the fact that every year "up to 650 terminally ill people end their own lives, often in lonely and traumatic ways," proved the need for reform.

From BBC

"But, in winter when there are no lights on, it can be very lonely."

From BBC

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 Literature