How to Use lonely hearts in a Sentence

lonely hearts

adjective
  • Two New York detectives bait a lonely hearts killer; one of them falls for a suspect.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Even so, there are some lonely hearts in America who might welcome a transatlantic romance.
    — The Economist, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Facebook won’t let lonely hearts — or creeps — send photos or website links, which could help cut down on unsolicited photos.
    — Barbara Ortutay, SFChronicle.com, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Bakley was 23 years younger than Blake, a small-time hustler who sold dirty photos of herself to old men and ran a lonely hearts scam.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Facebook also won’t allow lonely hearts — or creeps — to send photos or website links, which could help cut down on unsolicited body-part photos.
    — Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Facebook also won't allow lonely hearts — or creeps — to send photos or website links, which could help cut down on unsolicited body-part photos.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2019
  • All the lonely hearts commiserate with Bruno Mars on Valentine’s Day.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The four-part documentary reveals how Smith hoodwinked dozens of lonely hearts by promising his devotion while taking their savings.
    — Star Tribune, 28 Aug. 2020
  • Singles Day began as a tongue-in-cheek holiday that celebrated China’s young lonely hearts.
    — Shan Li, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2018
  • The operative theme is the lonely heart, trying to find companionship in the world, sometimes succeeding, other times failing even amid a crowd of happy eccentrics tumbling and stumbling along.
    — Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Paddy’s Pub is actually packed for once, thanks to all of the lonely hearts, so Dennis (Glenn Howerton) implores the gang to actually tend bar and make an effort for their customers (a first in the show’s decade-plus on air).
    — Lillian Brown, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Authorities said Osei’s co-conspirators created bogus online dating profiles to lure lonely hearts into their deceitful web, gaining their trust and directing them to transfer cash to purported online companions.
    — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023

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