How to Use lonesome in a Sentence

lonesome

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of lonesomenext
Synonyms for lonesomenext
  • The empty house seemed so lonesome.
  • He was lonesome for his family.
  • Which leaves the A’s all by their lonesome in The Town.
    — Al Saracevic, SFChronicle.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • The lonesome death of the iPod might seem long overdue.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2022
  • Her heart broke over a song in the wind, the unanswered call of a lonesome bird.
    — Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2012
  • Now, the Irish artist will be hitting the road by his lonesome for the first time, with a tour fit for a folk star.
    — Sadie Bell, Billboard, 10 July 2017
  • Long lines line the long, long track Of another lonesome train.
    — Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Del McCoury and his high lonesome tenor are back in Maryland to pick a few over the long weekend.
    — Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2023
  • A lot of the old fiddle songs — from waltzes to swing to slow lonesome songs — seem to encapsulate a voice for me.
    — Thor Christensen, Dallas News, 30 June 2023
  • People can use them to enjoy the other things on the tray, and also to snack on bare naked on their lonesome.
    — Katie Workman, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Then, the breathing, coming from one side of his lonesome little guard booth and now from the other.
    — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Those events end the saga of the junkyard gang, as Jadis is left by her lonesome eating a can of applesauce.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 4 Mar. 2018
  • My knee boots are going to be lonesome for the next six months — until the spring thaw surprises me.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Sometimes, though, choanos decide that a lonesome life is not enough.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Meanwhile, in right field, Jake Fraley hung out all by his lonesome.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 11 Mar. 2023
  • The new novel opens with Bix Bouton taking a lonesome walk.
    — Mark Greif, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Despite the mounds of evidence that appear to be stacked against the lonesome Danny, Seyfried's Rya has faith in him.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 10 May 2023
  • Nothing makes a person feel more like a lonesome cowboy than being forced to stare down the open highway of the rest of his life.
    — Brittany Spanos, Smithsonian, 19 Nov. 2019
  • That lonesome whistle cuttin’ through the night, and that column of black smoke and steam throwin’ shadows across the land.’ My son likes it when Cash pulls the train’s horn.
    — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The north side is a different place—steep, glaciated, lonesome.
    — Christopher Solomon, Outside Online, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The animation above records the final leg of that long and lonesome journey.
    — Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2014
  • Today, the park is near a lonesome train yard near 78th Avenue and Grand Central Parkway.
    — Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 2 July 2019
  • But the former Hilltop leader winds up stealing Gabriel's car and leaving the good priest all by his lonesome.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland.com, 22 Oct. 2017
  • After the shocking betrayal, Nate has gone gray and is seen nursing a glass of red wine by his lonesome.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2023
  • For an extra five grand, there’s a two-burner induction cooktop and a sink, for those lonesome nights out on the range with the dogies.
    — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Set in the Iranian ghost town of Bad City, a lonesome vampire that stalks the local residents.
    — Ashley Nkadi, Teen Vogue, 30 Oct. 2018
  • While the stations may be gorgeous but a bit lonesome, the train experience is buoyant and alive.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Family voices weave in and out in high and lonesome harmonies.
    — Pat McDonogh, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Don’t be mistaken, however: Shakira can still kill it on her lonesome.
    — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 8 Dec. 2023
  • After a brief detour into fronting local rock bands in North Carolina, Loveless returned to her first love, country music — and the blend of her high lonesome voice with country-rock fare would become her calling card.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2023
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lonesome

2 of 2 noun
  • To hear and listen to those distinct sounds, those lonesome sounds, those happy sounds.
    — Trisha Gopal, CNN, 5 Sep. 2020
  • May no one reading this ever have to repack a rug and lug it to your local UPS drop-off point all on your lonesome.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2022
  • There, by its lonesome, sits a nondescript, three-foot long sledgehammer with tape dripping off the frame and pine tar around the top.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 19 May 2021
  • Luke Hemsworth also joined the outing and shared a hilarious video of himself singing by his lonesome while on a ski lift.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Which seemed to work just fine until absent fans got a look at Ehlinger all by his lonesome, a powerful image at that.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Well — yes, for animals, not so much for the lonesome, sheltering-in-place humans.
    — Mandy Behbehani, SFChronicle.com, 3 June 2020
  • The problem is this: There are not many dog drivers in the sport these days who can deal with, or want to deal with, the extreme temperatures and long lonesome runs that the Yukon Quest requires.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 21 May 2022
  • Follow-up images show Kardashian posing by her lonesome, as others see the mother of one on the red carpet for the premiere event.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Manual would take the lead on the first play of the next drive, by way of a devious trick play that left wide receiver Curtis Reardon all by himself his lonesome.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 21 Aug. 2021
  • Instead, the new year seemed poised to only offer shots of a weary-looking Ben collecting his daily Dunkin’ order by his lonesome.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Many of the most important Western films have, in one way or another, complicated the lonesome-and-noble male archetype.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2022
  • But whether the region becomes a national lodestar or remains on its lonesome remains an open question.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2021
  • The elephant remained outside, all by its lonesome, until 1989, when it was joined by another of Sandoval’s elephants.
    — Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com, 25 Jan. 2021
  • But the real killer might be Fresno State wedged between the journey to the high lonesome and the season finale at Nevada — three games in six days in three different states and two at elevation.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The move towards belting out tunes on one’s lonesome does not seem to have affected musical preferences.
    — The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
  • As the name suggests, this event features a single, female participant tasked with quickly navigating a sled down the windy, icy track all by her lonesome.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 5 Feb. 2022
  • The 21st person, who remained stuck on another car by their lonesome, was rescued several hours later.
    — Emmett Jones, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Just stick to the one lonesome individually wrapped container of corn.
    — Patrick Varone, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Apr. 2014
  • Moose junior Nathan Wheeler stood by his lonesome and converted on Matias Broughton’s centering pass from behind the net 26 seconds later.
    — Matt Nevala, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Johnson also focused on bringing out Monroe’s vocals, which were much lower and subtler than her traditional high-lonesome whine.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2021
  • An Office of No would be one lonesome offset in a realm wherein agencies’ calculation of net benefits is a philosophical impossibility because the very existence of the agency is itself a net cost.
    — Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
  • To hear and listen to those distinct sounds, those lonesome sounds, those happy sounds.
    — Trisha Gopal, CNN, 5 Sep. 2020
  • May no one reading this ever have to repack a rug and lug it to your local UPS drop-off point all on your lonesome.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2022
  • There, by its lonesome, sits a nondescript, three-foot long sledgehammer with tape dripping off the frame and pine tar around the top.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 19 May 2021
  • Luke Hemsworth also joined the outing and shared a hilarious video of himself singing by his lonesome while on a ski lift.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Which seemed to work just fine until absent fans got a look at Ehlinger all by his lonesome, a powerful image at that.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Well — yes, for animals, not so much for the lonesome, sheltering-in-place humans.
    — Mandy Behbehani, SFChronicle.com, 3 June 2020
  • The problem is this: There are not many dog drivers in the sport these days who can deal with, or want to deal with, the extreme temperatures and long lonesome runs that the Yukon Quest requires.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 21 May 2022
  • Follow-up images show Kardashian posing by her lonesome, as others see the mother of one on the red carpet for the premiere event.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Manual would take the lead on the first play of the next drive, by way of a devious trick play that left wide receiver Curtis Reardon all by himself his lonesome.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 21 Aug. 2021

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