lonesome

Example Sentences

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One such scene in the premiere smash cuts between a lonesome Chris sulking by himself at home.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025

"It reminds you of Hank Williams singing that song, 'I'm so lonesome I could cry.'"

From BBC • May 10, 2025

Shy himself is movingly human — full of vim but also lonesome and afraid.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

Skinny is lonesome and confused until six Junior Club cartoonists — including Hardie Gramatky, who went on to become a watercolorist admired by Andrew Wyeth — walk into the frame and heartily welcome the boy.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Cady had already left for the bakeoff, so Marigold was all by her lonesome, out in the wooded spot where Argyle Road met the main highway.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff