The question was quite unnecessary, but Harper felt an urgent need to challenge the great loneliness that now surrounded them.

"I must confess to a great loneliness at times."

It describes Harry's struggle to be himself, which has resulted only in greater loneliness.

It was a great black loneliness like he imagined that of space.

The amusement faded, and he was aware of a great loneliness.

Divers often experience great loneliness when swimming over an underwater desert with nothing to see beyond a hand's reach.

They saw a loneliness so great that each of them in turn tried to think of a way to assuage it.

The presence of the spirit indicates a want of life, great loneliness, and long suffering.

Already she felt a great loneliness creeping over her.

Or is it a sign of our greater loneliness and difficulty connecting with other people?