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

From what we see of Scotty in flashbacks, he was a buoyant blond goofball — exactly the kind of guy that the apparently friendless and family-less Kenna would have clung to like a life preserver.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

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

“I did suspect you carried this babe, for it was rumored among us. And I was jealous, for the sisters embraced you, while I have been friendless here.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein