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lonesome

[lohn-suhm] / ˈloʊn səm /


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It sets her apart, firmly in the lonesome realm of eternal geekdom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025

It took Ireland eight minutes to score at Murrayfield, the nerveless Sam Prendergast enjoying time and space and a penalty advantage to throw a long left-to-right pass to Calvin Nash, all on his lonesome.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

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

Not for all the names called but because she was lonesome and nobody wanted to play with her.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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