lonesome

Example Sentences

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One such scene in the premiere smash cuts between a lonesome Chris sulking by himself at home.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025

Skinny is lonesome and confused until six Junior Club cartoonists — including Hardie Gramatky, who went on to become a watercolorist admired by Andrew Wyeth — walk into the frame and heartily welcome the boy.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Michele Castañeda-Martinez’s job as a division administrator for the county’s Department of Public Health includes ensuring a proper cremation and interment of the ashes of people who die such lonesome deaths.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

I think painting, because I consider myself more of a painter at times, can be lonesome, an isolating way of working.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

The silence around her was total, not rich and full like Abuela’s when she crocheted, but empty and sad and lonesome.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago