lonelier; loneliest
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: not frequented by human beings : desolate
a lonely spot in the woods
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: sad from being alone : lonesome
He was feeling lonely without his wife and children.
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: producing a feeling of bleakness or desolation
it's a lonely thing to be a champion—
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Examples of lonely in a Sentence
He was lonely without his wife and children.
She was a lonely child with few friends.
It was lonely living out in the country.
She spent too many lonely nights at home.
She had a lonely childhood.
a lonely spot in the woods
a lonely stretch of road
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
In other words, being Black and secular can be a lonely existence.
—Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Suddenly, was this a tilting-of-windmills movie where James was on this lonely mission to get a sitting president to decide not to run again, which hasn’t ever happened quite this way in history?
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
But breaking that ground was an often lonely endeavor for a Black artist in mid-century Hollywood.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Lonely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lonely. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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lonely
adjective
lone·ly
ˈlōn-lē 
lonelier; loneliest
loneliness
noun
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