Definition
lonely: solitary, alone, isolated, single
You only call me when you feel lonely. If you start feeling alone and sad you know you can always contact me.
(my) loneliness (is killing me): (my) solitude (is killing me)
- "Only the lonely, know the way I feel tonight"
- "So lonely, feel so lonely."
- "Warbuckle : Well, well, well, Philip, look at the two of us: a couple of sad and lonely workaholics stuck at the office on New Year's Eve!"
- "Crippling loneliness."
- "Customer : Well, I suppose I am a bit lonely."
- "Bruno and Horatio's Miracle Juices, a fledgling juice and smoothie bar, caused a stir last month when their "miraculous" juices allegedly cured a man of his loneliness, reunited a lost parrot with his lover, and helped settle a bitter dispute between a chicken and an egg."
- "In this friendly, friendly world, with each day so full of joy, why should any heart be lonely?"
- "I feel slightly less lonely... like I have one or two friends."
- "I'm a bit lonely in here by myself."
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