solitude
Example Sentences
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Big Sur’s South Coast highway closure creates a rare window of solitude: empty beaches, dramatic cliffs and nearly empty trails for six months.
From Los Angeles Times
As he wrote to a neighbor, “I am alone, all alone in the Senate, in Congress, and almost in the United States. . . . In this solitude I must stand or fall.”
The habit stuck, mostly because I enjoyed the solitude and the uninterrupted time to get work done before my three kids woke up.
But for Angelenos seeking adventure — and even solitude — a vast forested expanse awaits.
From Los Angeles Times
On the occasion that we’re let out of our house, our screens come with us, acting as an extra limb or a tool to curb solitude.
From Salon
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