1
: separated from others : isolated
was alone in the office
2
: exclusive of anyone or anything else : only
She alone knows what happened.
3
a
: considered without reference to any other
The children alone would eat that much.
b
: incomparable, unique
They are alone among their contemporaries in this respect.
1
: solely, exclusively
The blame is mine alone.
2
: without aid or support
He said he could do it alone.
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Examples of alone in a Sentence
Adjective
This wine goes well with food, but is also very good alone.
I got him alone and asked him what had really happened.
She lived alone for many years.
She doesn't mind being alone because she never feels lonely.
He was alone with his thoughts.
He felt very alone when he went away to school.
Adverb
The police believe the criminal acted alone.
The price alone is enough to discourage people.
The special effects alone make the movie worth seeing.
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PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
While a fair number of New Yorkers may be at home alone tonight, watching prestige-TV reruns and trying to enter a fugue state, plenty of us plan to lean into the misery (or joy) of watching the election results in numbers.
—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
This month, there have been multiple shootings in the city — three that took place on Election Day alone.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Box isn't alone in providing these kinds of integrations.
—PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
While a fair number of New Yorkers may be at home alone tonight, watching prestige-TV reruns and trying to enter a fugue state, plenty of us plan to lean into the misery (or joy) of watching the election results in numbers.
—Curbed Staff, Curbed, 6 Nov. 2024
Adverb
This year alone, all but two of the 22 instances of a player getting knocked down on field goal and extra point tries have been playing that spot either on the left side (Forsyth 15 times) or the right side (Alex Palczewski three times, Calvin Throckmorton twice).
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
This month, there have been multiple shootings in the city — three that took place on Election Day alone.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Alone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alone. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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alone
1 of 2 adjective1
: separated from others
alone in her room
2
: not including anyone or anything else
money alone is not enough
alone
2 of 2 adverb1
: solely sense 1
the proof rests on that statement alone
2
: without company, aid, or support
did it alone
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