living alone

Example Sentences

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In the short term, Familiar Machines plans to market its products to people who want to monitor their loved ones, such as an aging parent or other dependent adult living alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

There is a specific kind of quiet dread that comes with living alone and opening the fridge to find a tub of Greek yogurt you bought with the best of intentions.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Coordinating your own care is an aspect of living alone that’s often overlooked.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

"It became clear he had been living alone with an adult who was barely conscious with deteriorating health for days," William said.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Among the many scapegoats chosen were elderly women living alone, who were charged with witchcraft: Kepler’s mother was carried away in the middle of the night in a laundry chest.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan