Lonely means Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like solitary or lone.
Lonely meaning
- Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
- Unfrequented by people; desolate.
- Without companions; solitary.
Example sentences (20)
Lonely, depressed, and withdrawn, Gordon Smith was struggling with his mental health and in desperate need of help.
If my fundraising provides comfort to someone who would otherwise be lonely and in need then it’s all been worth it.
An adventurer just took a lonely walk through what is left of these towns that have been lost in a distant past.
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Their lives aren't much different than those of the refugees – they have very little money and are often lonely.
In the same survey, young adults were nearly twice as likely as those over age 65 to report feeling lonely or isolated.
David reflected on how lonely he was being in Spain while Victoria and their four children remained in the UK.
This used record store loaned me a bootleg copy of his album “Spirit of the Lonely Juice,” which had “Early Blue” on it.
However, all was not lost, as Thorin's cousin Dáin II took over the Lonely Mountain and restored the kingdom.
In the suburbs, Betty Friedan’s groundbreaking “The Feminine Mystique” helped give voice to a generation of lonely women.
One-third of U.S. parents surveyed said their child became more sad, depressed or lonely during the pandemic.
GPs to prescribe phone calls to help the lonely: Volunteers will listen and chat to the vulnerable to boost.
He’s bared his soul in lonely studios, sung to crowds at packed festivals, and dodged explosions in Second World War epics.
One night, while Fisher was away "working", a lonely Reynolds called the hotel room of her best friend, Taylor, for a chat.
A lonely orca named Luna who got separated from his family 20 years ago also damaged boatsbusinessinsider.
Both characters are dealing with own different issues and both are ultimately living lonely, insulated lives in a busy city.
And as Harry’s fame fades away, Tom feels that the prince will increasingly cut a sad and lonely figure.
Costa Mesa had been waging a lonely war here — until its new laws pushed operators into surrounding cities like Mission Viejo.
A lonely daydreamer () searches for a woman in his fantasies (), and he discovers that she may be real.
His greatest insight, Agnes believes, was that people are intellectually lonely—they live under an illusion of self-sufficiency.
Common combinations with lonely
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lonely and 28×
- and lonely 18×
- the lonely 14×
- be lonely 11×
- feeling lonely 10×
- is lonely 7×
- lonely people 6×
- or lonely 6×
- was lonely 5×
- lonely or 5×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word lonely. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.