lonely hearts

adjective

: of or relating to lonely persons who are seeking companions or spouses

Example Sentences

the lonely hearts section of the newspaper

Recent Examples on the Web

All the lonely hearts commiserate with Bruno Mars on Valentine’s Day. —Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023

Paddy’s Pub is actually packed for once, thanks to all of the lonely hearts, so Dennis (Glenn Howerton) implores the gang to actually tend bar and make an effort for their customers (a first in the show’s decade-plus on air). —Lillian Brown, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2023

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

In fact, this year, Burger King India ran a lonely hearts ad in which Ronald McDonald sits by himself on a park bench while a solo violin sighs in the background. —Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020

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

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

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

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

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Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above