alone
Example Sentences
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He said he felt "disgusted, ashamed and completely alone", adding: "There are days when I feel like I am just surviving, not living."
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
He isn’t giving the Energy Department’s national laboratories or the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency the resources they need to keep pace, let alone surge ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Growing up in Chicago, he says his earliest memory was being three years old, his parents having just divorced, and wandering out of bed to find his mother alone watching “Yellow Submarine.”
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
The column contends that while Becerra possesses impressive credentials and accomplishments, voters select leaders based on personality and emotional energy rather than demonstrated competence alone.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
“I’ve been alone in Deadwood for a long time. Captain here has been a faithful companion.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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