How to Use lonely hearts in a Sentence

lonely hearts

adjective
Definition of lonely heartsnext
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Craigslist's Missed Connection advertisement section is a sort of digital town square where lonely hearts can declare their feelings without fear of public rejection.
    — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Dec. 2021

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