aloneness

Example Sentences

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A “sense of aloneness — of loneliness, really — is the theme that runs through Hecht’s strongest writing and through Yezzi’s biography. Yezzi is alert to it.”

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Despite being in the company of countless others facing similar challenges in our generation, we have an overwhelming sense of aloneness.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2023

In a world filled with endless connections and constant communication, the relationship between loneliness and aloneness is not always clear.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

By contrast, I had made peace with my aloneness after so many years, and I had even found pleasure in my independence.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2023

I took another step, then another, trying to look around the corner, deeply feeling the distance from the dogs, the aloneness.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen