The phrase "alone for a decade" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a period of ten years spent in solitude or without companionship.
Example: "After the loss of her partner, she found herself alone for a decade, reflecting on her life and choices."
Alternatives: "isolated for ten years" or "solitary for a decade".
She has been raising her family alone for a decade.
These cities are hardly alone: for a decade local governments around the country have been rushing, at enormous public cost, to build new convention centers or enlarge old ones.
The same afternoon that I left Virgil, a Catholic monk I had been corresponding with left a message on my phone to tell me about Doug Monroe, a religious solitary who had been living alone for a decade in New Mexico's vast Gila Wilderness.
We are in an era where world records hardly stand for a year or two, let alone for a decade.
Combine that with higher divorce rates -- by 2030, 36percentt of older men will have been alone for a decade or longer -- and we've got a Caregiver shortage crisis on our hands.
"The Blueprint," Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella) — It's hard to stay on top in hip-hop for a year, let alone half a decade.
"The Blueprint," Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella)—It's hard to stay on top in hip-hop for a year, let alone half a decade.
Leaving them alone in the dark for a decade and a half brings them one step closer to the level of authenticity Nourry developed with the help of master craftsman Xian Feng and sociologists Yang Xueyan and Li Shuzhuo.
Roar is the island's only resident and has been living here alone for more than a decade, restoring classic boats and running wilderness skills workshops for schools.
"Solitary confinement, even for a few months, let alone for more than a decade, can be shattering," he said.
I thought of the courage it took for her to run that laundry alone for more than a decade after my father died.
