loneliness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for loneliness
Noun
  • The lockdown, the isolation were still fresh in everyone's minds, and many of the young people don’t live on the Navajo Nation.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 23 July 2025
  • Close to a third lose their job, and the social isolation can be profound.
    April Dembosky, NPR, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • But there are those who need solitude for a longer time — the sailor who chases the sun around the world in a small boat, or the trapper who watches alone the northern lights through a Klondike winter.
    Alann B. Steen, Outdoor Life, 10 July 2025
  • The emotional toll is enormous: Dream returns to the Dreaming and washes Orpheus’ blood from his hands, sobbing in solitude.
    Aya Al-Hakim, People.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • What to do: Build your team now: —Commercial broker —Real estate attorney —CPA or tax strategist —Cost segregation firm —Lender or SBA contact Deals that close smoothly in December started planning in August.
    Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
  • Occupational segregation is a significant roadblock to equal pay for Black women.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • While a lot has changed over the 249 years since those men emerged from their sweaty seclusion, one thing hasn't: Philadelphia is still hot and steamy at the height of summer.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 July 2025
  • In the 1980s, Stone largely slipped into seclusion, with sporadic public appearances.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The challenge lies in the complexity of digital evidence and the legitimate privacy concerns that fuel resistance.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • And new privacy legislation in Senate Bill 1295 requires collectors of sensitive data to notify consumers if their personal data is being used to train large language models.
    Angela Eichhorst, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
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“Loneliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loneliness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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