How to Use "Lonely" with Example Sentences

lonely (adj): feeling sad about being alone

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Used with verbs:

"The widow is lonely."
(be: is/am/are, looks, feels, seems)

"She got lonely when he didn't return."
(got, became)

Used with adverbs:

"She was extremely lonely after the divorce."
(extremely, fairly, very, awfully, desperately, terribly, unbearably)

"She feels a little lonely when her children are not home."
( a little, slightly)

Used with nouns:

"She experienced a lonely childhood."
(childhood, existence, life)

"He traveled the lonely road."
(road, street, highway)