aching loneliness

Frequency: 4.00.5 per million words

describes a deep, persistent feeling of being alone

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Examples (20)

  • After his wife passed away, he was consumed by an aching loneliness.
  • A profound sense of aching loneliness settled over him after she left.
  • In the quiet of the night, I'm sometimes struck by an aching loneliness that is hard to bear.
  • She tried to fill the void, but the aching loneliness remained.
  • The film beautifully portrays the protagonist's struggle with aching loneliness in a bustling city.
  • Even in a crowded room, he felt an intense aching loneliness.
  • Moving to a new country, she experienced a profound and aching loneliness for the first few months.
  • The old woman's eyes reflected years of aching loneliness.
  • The vast, empty desert seemed to mirror the aching loneliness in his heart.
  • He sought solace in books to escape the aching loneliness.
  • How does one cope with the aching loneliness that follows a profound loss?
  • The traveler often experienced a deep aching loneliness far from home.
  • Despite being surrounded by friends, a sense of aching loneliness enveloped him.
  • Despite his success, a quiet aching loneliness shadowed his life.
  • The holidays can often magnify the feeling of aching loneliness for those without family.
  • She confessed to feeling an unbearable aching loneliness after the move.
  • He sought therapy to deal with the aching loneliness he had felt since childhood.
  • The artist poured her aching loneliness into her painting.
  • Her letters described an aching loneliness as vast and cold as the arctic tundra around her.
  • His heart was heavy with an aching loneliness that seemed to consume him.