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Pronunciation
Prepositional phrase
on one's lonesome
( idiomatic ) Alone ; without aid or accompaniment .
1996 , Joan Jonker, Sweet Rosie O'Grady , →ISBN (2012 Headline ebook edition), Google books online :
"Sittin' there all on her lonesome the whole day long, it's understandable she gets down in the dumps."
2003 , Aaron P. Frank, Honda Motorcycles , →ISBN , p. 176 (Google preview) :
But his skills with a bike were unassailable — while the factory teams were struggling with setup, it was Dunlop on his lonesome that gave the company its first International victories.
2015 , Josephine Myles, Scrap , →ISBN , ch. 10 (Google books online) :
Working on his lonesome every day definitely had him craving a bit of human company.
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