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on one's lonesome en · ADP

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1. (idiomatic) Alone; without aid or accompaniment.
   • Working on his lonesome every day definitely had him craving a bit of human company. 2015, Josephine Myles, chapter 10, in Scrap, →ISBN:
   • "Sittin' there all on her lonesome the whole day long, it's understandable she gets down in the dumps." 1996, Joan Jonker, Sweet Rosie O'Grady (2012 Headline ebook edition), Google books online
   • 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. 2003, Aaron P. Frank, Honda Motorcycles, →ISBN, page 176:

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