lone wolf

Example Sentences

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Mr Rowe said he was questioned by police while in custody and it "felt like they'd gone out that day expecting to catch some kind of lone wolf attacker".

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

He’d been a cut-up since he was a kid, and this seemed like a better fit for his lone wolf personality.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023

In March 2023, Belew spoke at the Imagine Solutions Conference in Naples, Florida, about how the narrative of the "lone wolf" actor distracts from the broader threat of the white power movement in America.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2023

They found that when it comes to living longer, being part of the herd is better than being a lone wolf.

From Scientific American • Jan. 31, 2023

To put only in its place, make sure it goes right before the word or phrase you want to single out as the lone wolf.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner