lonely place

collocation in English

meaningsoflonelyandplace

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lonely
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊn.li/us
/ˈloʊn.li/
unhappy because you are not with ...
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place
noun
uk
/pleɪs/us
/pleɪs/
an area, town, ...
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(Definition oflonelyandplacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflonely place

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It has some of the worst accommodation and can be a verylonelyplace.
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The community to which they are discharged can be a verylonelyplace.
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For many people, the countryside can be alonelyplace.
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The predicament of those who suffer may be hidden from view, because the community can be a verylonelyplace.
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But the reality is that the community can be a verylonelyplace.
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On his way to preach a retreat he was struck by apoplexy in alonelyplace.
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It was an awful,lonelyplaceto be.
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Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in alonelyplace.
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It is described as a quiet andlonelyplacefor meditation and prayer.
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The chord is buried at alonelyplace.
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It was so named for being alonelyplace.
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Muraqaba is done by sitting in alonelyplacewith eyes closed and maintaining a calm position.
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The railway hole is a cold, gloomy andlonelyplace.
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One day, the lovers get stuck in alonelyplaceand end up consummating their relationship.
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See, your attitude is gon na have you in a dark andlonelyplace...
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Once arriving there, they find it a desolate andlonelyplace, inhabited only by a very unfriendly fisherman.
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It's alonelyplaceto be.
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It never seemed alonelyplace.
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