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
In 2014, King faced his own health challenge when he suffered a brain aneurysm while separated from his wife and living alone.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Among the reasons for living alone: increased longevity, higher divorce rates among older adults and children who are more scattered than previous generations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
The idea of living alone and orphaned and without brother or sister—a life barren of land and family like Diana’s .
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
