He sounded lonely and perhaps an evening out would restore her spirits.

Ed Miliband did his best, but he sounded so lonely and vulnerable.

The words sounded thin and lonely against the pounding of the surf.

His voice sounded lonely in the branches of the tree.

But his music didn't sound lonely as it echoed.

Though his steward was a fine man, it sounded very lonely.

In just that moment, Blade thought, she sounded sad and a little lonely.

"He sounds lonely," she said in a small voice.

"I think he has other loves now, but he sounds lonely."

He sounded lonely and unhappy, quite different from his normal manner.