friendless

Example Sentences

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Friendless except for three siblings, a family dog and a maid, he grew up lonely and dyslexic in an emotionally distant household.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2023

Help for the Friendless, but at a Price Heaven and hell both serve as backdrops in “I’ll Be Damned,” the elongated sketch of a musical now at the Vineyard Theater.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2010

The cloistered nuns from the Convent of the Little Sisters of the Friendless are the only witnesses who can back up the murder suspect's alibi.

From Time Magazine Archive

I knew better than to believe the sound of that place—Home for the Friendless.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

And when she had the Home for the Friendless waiting to offer me a cold, filthy bed?

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan