Sentence examples for for lonesome from inspiring English sources

Wouldn't these make perfectly good stand-ins for Lonesome George's tenuous lineage?

Various mates had been provided for Lonesome George after he was found in 1972 in what proved unsuccessful attempts to keep his subspecies alive.

McMurtry, the author of too many books to count but known best for "Lonesome Dove," is short on words and long on illustrations here.

The mix includes the slower, contemplative acoustica associated with assouf (the Tuareg term for lonesome longing); Idarchan Net has a lovely melodic touch.

McMurtry, who won a Pulitzer Prize for "Lonesome Dove" and an Oscar for his work on the screenplay adaptation of "Brokeback Mountain," can tell a good tale.

Pubs offer company and connection for lonesome types that need a bit of banter and cheer of an evening, while supporting those who'd rather be alone and read, write or people-watch.

For every lonesome cowboy, for every adventurer willing to fly solo across the Atlantic, for every monkish worshiper of solitude, most Americans, until well past the middle of the 20th century, were only too happy to find in faith, family or subdivision the security they needed to get through the insecurities of life.

Edwin Naula, the director of the national park, said officials there had received many proposals for preserving Lonesome George, whose death, apparently from natural causes, hit Galápagos residents especially hard.

Reservations for the Lonesome Lake Hut, which is in Franconia Notch State Park (itself surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest), can be made at the Web site of the Appalachian Mountain Club, www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts, or by calling (603) 46032727.

The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.

So now your fellow shoppers' relationship status would be displayed loud and clear for you; there would be no more wondering if the dude in sweatpants was going to eat all that bacon alone or take it home and cook it for his hungover girlfriend, and no fretting if the girl with the flowers was buying them for her lonesome single self or not.