Alone
Alone adjective - Not being in the company of others.
Usage example: no one realized the boy was alone in his room so they all left for the movies without him
Lone
Lone adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.
Usage example: the lone ripe apple in the entire bag
Alone is a synonym for lone in solitary topic. You can use "Alone" instead the word "Lone" as an adjective or an adverb or a pronoun, if it concerns topics such as only, characteristic, single, desolate. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Look up the phrase "Lone Grave." A miner not only drowned alone, but is also buried alone, in the middle of a provincial park.
Source: Dying Alone - One slowed down version of "Heart Moving" is played on a lone piano during the first season finale of Sailor Moon, when Usagi sits alone after all her friends have sacrificed themself for her.
Source: Lonely Piano Piece -
A teenage werewolf named Kalix is alone in London, and the best case scenario for a lone werewolf is to stay hidden.
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