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The phrase "alone there was" is not standard in written English and may sound awkward or unclear.
It could be used in a poetic or stylistic context, but it generally requires additional context to convey a clear meaning.
Example: "In the vast emptiness of the desert, alone there was a single cactus standing tall against the horizon."
Alternatives: "only there was" or "by itself there was".
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But when she was alone there was something delicious in her reverie — no one to judge it, nothing to measure it by.
Alone, there was no need for identity, for self-definition.
It wasn't alone: there was also an American Camel Company.
This week alone, there was plenty of action.
"You O.K., kid?" She spoke to Dylan alone, there was no mistaking.
How about leaving the palm trees alone?" There was no response.
In 1966 alone there was 634-5789 (Soulsville USA), Mustang Sally and, his biggest seller, Land Of 1000 Dances.
However that may be, it is certainly true that on political grounds alone there was reason for Sir Anthony's resignation.
After my mother died and he was living alone, there was no one to cook on his caretaker's day off.
Though some complained about Manchester United fans' singing songs during "You'll Never Walk Alone," there was little malice.
When I was there alone, there was too much media focus on the one woman, and the minute we got another woman, that changed.
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