lone
adjective
Origin of lone
Synonyms for lone
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Related Words for lone
solitary, lonely, sole, abandoned, alone, deserted, forsaken, isolated, lonesome, one, particular, secluded, separate, separated, single, singular, solo, unaccompanied, uniqueExamples from the Web for lone
Contemporary Examples of lone
“During this trip, I did as a lone wolf, I risked a lot,” he said.
Bratton was not ready to say that Brinsley was acting as part of a group or as anything but a lone monster.
They double down on the plot device of a lone visionary opposed by conventional hierarchies.
His lone stable was a girl from Newport News, Virginia, who had already escaped one nightmare.
The incident still might have sparked trouble because that lone bullet proved fatal for a man who was black.
Historical Examples of lone
No nation can longer be a fortress, lone and strong and safe.
He's makin' his play with a lone hand, and we've got to meet him the same way.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
A lad that never was out of the town by his lone in his life before!
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
Spake to 'em by their lone silves when you've aught to say to 'em.
The Widow O'Callaghan's BoysGulielma Zollinger
Mr. Erskine's songs are all pretty, but his "Lone Vale" is divine.
The Letters of Robert BurnsRobert Burns