solitarily
Example Sentences
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For most of two nights, Lewis’ remains lay solitarily in the middle of the Capitol Rotunda with that military honor guard standing vigil.
From Fox News ● Aug. 30, 2020
Indeed, in one of the novel’s most enduring images, that coffin is what the narrator Ishmael clings to in solitarily surviving the Pequod’s destruction.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2017
No longer does Belle sit solitarily reading to disinterested sheep — “Oh isn’t this amazing” — she’s actively trying to get young women involved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2017
Among others, the tower of Malaga Cathedral appeared to rise solitarily from the water, the church and town being hidden by the convexity of the sea's surface.
From The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. by Wells, Nathaniel Armstrong
He breakfasted very early, and dined solitarily, and at uncertain hours, as business permitted.
From Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
