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

"Younger generations especially but people as a whole are feeling more lonely," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 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

He’s merely one of 347 biologists that Eva assigned to solve the case, so he’s confounded to be in this lonely predicament.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“I’m just so lonely with Poppy gone,” I told her dramatically.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm