loneliness

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, work can improve health and wellbeing by keeping older workers fit and avoiding loneliness, according to Barry, but admitted that it could be harmful for others.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The Seafarers' Charity cites hypervigilance, burnout, fatigue, loneliness, depression and anxiety as some of the mental strains facing the 20,000 seafarers stranded by Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since February 28.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

I think what it is about Tova that people identify with is her loneliness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

So this one was about some of the things that older women are facing: aloneness and loneliness and friendship and loss and family and healing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

I opened my mouth to respond, but assorted emotions—anger, loneliness, jealousy, heartache—kept changing what I wanted to say.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas