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lonesome

[lohn-suhm] / ˈloʊn səm /


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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

"It reminds you of Hank Williams singing that song, 'I'm so lonesome I could cry.'"

From BBC ● May 10, 2025

So in the warm summer days the lonesome child sat on her stoop and pretended disdain for the group of children playing on the sidewalk.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith


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