Example Sentences

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He was shopping for his wife at Selfridges department store and grabbed, as a stocking stuffer, a teddy bear that sat lonesomely on a shelf.

From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2017

Auburn Automobile seems to be felt lonesomely and dishearten without a friend, if so; will seek as 'where is my brother?'

From Time Magazine Archive

Staring lonesomely at the tossing Atlantic from the rail of a Liberty ship, Medical Corpsman Frank Hayostek felt a small notion growing big inside him.

From Time Magazine Archive

A lady cat strolled lonesomely along the gutter looking for adventure.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

The dim lights of a small village rose up before them, then faded away again; a dog barked lonesomely beside the road.

From The Chase of the Golden Plate by Futrelle, Jacques