lonesome

Example Sentences

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Only this time, he was all by his lonesome.

From Los Angeles Times

You know the lonesome call of the whip-poor-will, I am sure.

From Literature

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

From Salon

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

From BBC

It took Ireland eight minutes to score at Murrayfield, the nerveless Sam Prendergast enjoying time and space and a penalty advantage to throw a long left-to-right pass to Calvin Nash, all on his lonesome.

From BBC