Amaranta dies a lonely and virginal spinster, but comfortable in her existence after having finally accepted what she had become.
A lonely old spinster, Barbara's only "intimate relationship" is with herself by means of a diary.
They meet a lonely, middle-aged spinster who treats her horse almost like a lover.
I shall never have another chance like that, and must make up my mind to be a lonely and laborious spinster all my life.
One character refers to herself as a "lonely spinster."
The movie was filmed in Venice, with Hepburn playing a lonely spinster who has a passionate love affair.
It was made into a film, with British actress Maggie Smith playing the lonely spinster who is the book/film's title character.
As a lonely and defenseless spinster she was prey to the legitimate anxieties of her condition.
Teasing lonely spinsters wasn't very nice of him, anyway.
To die like this, a lonely spinster?