individualist

Example Sentences

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“And I think those with the most power and influence are in the individualist frame.”

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Brazilian showman Lucas Pinheiro Braathen bagged South America's first-ever Winter Olympic medal on Saturday, his giant slalom victory capping a dream for the self-proclaimed individualist.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

So much so that we have names for the type: maverick, individualist, iconoclast, dissenter, rebel, freethinker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Brandel Chamblee, a former American player and prominent commentator, still believes DeChambeau is an individualist and described him as a "captain's nightmare"

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

In addition to serving as presidents, educators, and businessmen, the Ulster Scots instilled in mainstream US culture a strong set of Calvinism’s individualist values.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz