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Discover LudwigThe phrase "practically alone" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a person who is not completely alone, but still has a sense of being isolated or detached from others. Example: "As I walked through the deserted streets at night, I felt practically alone in the world."
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Now the Mustang stands practically alone.
He'd found himself practically alone again.
And he is practically alone in the area.
All of a sudden I was practically alone.
The mayor, a lawyer, said Boise's display had been practically alone in the park.
And BNDES is practically alone in the long-term loan business.
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He practically stands alone as a writer who owes his lasting fame to his authorship of two great musical books.
You really do feel like you're the first person out of the vault after years of catastrophe, in an empty dead world that's practically yours alone.
Nonetheless, when these films are tightly budgeted, the popularity of the mixed martial arts stars alone practically guarantees a modest profit.
This is Southern chef food you can make at home; the macaroni au gratin recipe alone practically justifies the book's purchase.
When she came crawling back, practically penniless and alone but for two fatherless children, she was the victim of much condescension.
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