lonesome
Example Sentences
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And if you plan to mark the occasion all by your lonesome, that’s alright, too.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
This presents Fed Chair Kevin Warsh with a rather inconvenient truth—if he is still advocating for rate cuts, as in his Senate testimony last month, he may be a lonesome dove.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
It sets her apart, firmly in the lonesome realm of eternal geekdom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
At times in his scenes with Krieps, you’d swear his smitten expressions are as much about a director’s gratitude than a lonesome tradesman’s good fortune.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 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
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