How to Use alone in a Sentence

alone

1 of 2 adjective
  • He was alone with his thoughts.
  • She lived alone for many years.
  • He felt very alone when he went away to school.
  • This wine goes well with food, but is also very good alone.
  • I got him alone and asked him what had really happened.
  • She doesn't mind being alone because she never feels lonely.
  • And those states are not alone.
    — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Unither isn't alone in the race.
    — Omar Kardoudi may 11, New Atlas, 11 May 2026
  • Trump is not alone in that view.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Leave her alone to rest in peace.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • Rovers fans are not alone, of course.
    — Michael Walker, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Leave it alone for a few more weeks.
    — Larry Figart, Florida Times-Union, 17 Feb. 2026
  • He was left alone again with his bike.
    — Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026
  • Each of them is alone in their own life.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Of course, Naperville isn’t alone.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Of course, the child thief was not alone for long.
    — Annie Ernaux, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The 52 won’t be alone for long.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Carter and the Guthries are not alone.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
  • For all of this, might as well just be alone again.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Being alone was not my long suit.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Vickal is not alone in his strolls.
    — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Musk is not alone in floating the idea.
    — Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Mun-ju is not alone in her mission.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Keller is not alone in closing schools.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Was the bird all alone and starving to death?
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
  • So the vote itself alone isn’t enough.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Moulton’s not alone in this bet.
    — Juliegrace Brufke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The regime has never been as alone as now.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Williamson has not been alone in such concerns.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026
  • Back in the States, Ted was alone.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026

alone

2 of 2 adverb
  • The special effects alone make the movie worth seeing.
  • The price alone is enough to discourage people.
  • The police believe the criminal acted alone.
  • That alone should set off alarms.
    — Jon Harris Maurer, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
  • And the case does not stand alone.
    — Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That alone might be news to some.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
  • And not even just that alone, right?
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • That alone should stop you in your tracks.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • None of you has to go through this alone.
    — Hope Hunt, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026
  • This process alone can take up to six weeks.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 17 May 2026
  • Her pain and her grief can’t be hers alone.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The top 1% alone owns more than half.
    — Kam Shenai, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026
  • And again, that’s just in the past year alone.
    — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Gold has set 39 new records this year alone.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
  • That alone would send this clip straight to the top of this list.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The lawn also wants to be left alone.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Posey would have been a fine choice, based on his three rings alone.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Revere did not ride alone that night.
    — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
  • What good is sitting alone in your room?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026
  • No one country can do it all alone.
    — Lim Hui Jie,joanna Ossinger, CNBC, 31 May 2026
  • The score alone might make the fans happy.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026
  • The players don’t need to do it alone.
    — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • No one should ever have to face abuse alone.
    — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The experts say that alone is a red flag.
    — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • Their presence alone was a gift.
    — Norman B. Gildin, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Leave the current, fair map alone.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The trend isn’t driven by gas prices alone.
    — Carlie Procell, USA Today, 9 May 2026
  • Many pets struggle when left alone for long hours.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That alone would have also sealed the deal for me.
    — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Just your leftovers alone would win.
    — Bill Hoogterp, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025

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