friendless

Example Sentences

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When she first meets Kimiko, Hana is a shy, friendless teenager living in a run-down apartment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Self-conscious and friendless, he’s anxious not to attract the kind of attention that has clearly made him a target of bullying in the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

From the time she was a little girl, she was marked by her empathy, befriending the friendless and comforting the crying.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

Aislyn’s rejection of the other boroughs and acceptance of the alien Woman in White as a friend in a friendless world is clearly understandable, if self-destructive.

From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2022

Then she stormed back upstairs to her lavishly decorated but friendless suite of rooms, leaving Penelope and Margaret staring at their shoes, at least until Lady Constance was well out of sight.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood