home-alone
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Though the whole album is a studio production, “Originals” has a home-alone spirit, while “Unlocked” heads for the car and the club.
From New York Times
The harder, longer, home-alone slog is just beginning and could last two months.
From Washington Post
During its slow decline, it went from being a going-out shirt to a home-alone shirt.
From New York Times
Guilt-ridden before he’d even done it, guilt-ridden for even thinking about it, Craig finally confessed the whole home-alone scheme, expecting or maybe just hoping that my mom would blow a gasket and forbid him to go.
From Literature
It features the home-alone president chasing after Hillary Clinton’s car, holding a brown paper bag, yelling, “Wait, wait, wait! You forgot your lunch!”
From Washington Post
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