on one's lonesome

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on one's lonesome

  1. (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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