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lone
[ lohn ]
adjective
- being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
a lone traveler.
- standing by itself or apart; isolated:
a lone house in the valley.
Synonyms: ,
- sole; single; only:
That company constitutes our lone competitor in the field.
- unmarried or widowed.
lone
/ əʊ /
adjective
- unaccompanied; solitary
- single or isolated
a lone house
- a literary word for lonely
- unmarried or widowed
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- DzԱn noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lone1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Sadly, for now, Murkowski is one of vanishingly few Republican politicians with the guts to speak up against the party’s rogue president — a brave, but lone, voice in the wilderness.
The lone Menendez family member who opposed the brothers’ release died this year.
Among his first moves in office was to hire Kathy Cady, a former prosecutor who served as a victims rights attorney to the lone Menendez relative opposed to the brothers’ release.
That’s right, the lone opportunity for L.A. fans to watch the Riot in their home city is to circle that day on a calendar, purchase a ticket and attend the game.
The comment about a “go-it-alone approach” reflected the last round of stadium negotiations, in which then-Mayor Harry Sidhu successfully pushed to become the council’s lone representative on the city’s negotiating team.
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