partnerless

Last year I felt like the odd ball partnerless fellow; it really ended up getting my quite down.

madrigle Diary Entry madrigle 2006

This year I'm more comfortable in my partnerless skin.

madrigle Diary Entry madrigle 2006

She felt raw, far too close to the point of having to think of her partnerless life.

With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

The bullyboy sounded proud of himself, smug, and not the least troubled that whole families had died in that fire, and others been made bereft, parentless, childless, partnerless.

Take A Thief Lackey, Mercedes 2001

She would be left partnerless, feeling like a wallflower at her first ball.

The Obedient Bride Balogh, Mary 1989

Judith meanwhile, being partnerless, had wormed her way down to the prefects who were leading the line.

Judy of York Hill Ethel Hume Bennett

That often left Cora partnerless unless she wanted to dance again and again with Raymond.

Gigolo Edna Ferber 1926

Alice knew that her present performance could be effective during only this interval between dances; and though her eyes were guarded, she anxiously counted over the partnerless young men who lounged together in the doorways within her view.

Alice Adams 1921

He relinquished her to the beaming Fred, and returned, partnerless, to Mr. Linton and Cecil.

Mates at Billabong 1911

He swiftly reflected that, after all, he had four others with Nan, that she was so surrounded with admirers that she could not go partnerless, and that he would explain.

The Gray Dawn Stewart Edward White 1909