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lonesome

[lohn-suhm] / ˈloʊn səm /


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According to Eddie Stubbs—a musician, historian and former Opry MC—the Busby-and-Stoneman collaborations on Starday “represent the high lonesome sound of bluegrass at its absolute highest level of intensity.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

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

“We’ve done a few things with those kinds of lonesome, filthy men,” Woliner says with a laugh.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2025

The place looked so lonesome without Granny that I couldn’t stand it.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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