living alone
Example Sentences
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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
The ONS said that around three in 10 households in the UK were made up of a person living alone in 2025.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
For example, older people who don’t take Viagra are more likely to be living alone and isolated.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026
Her friends have parents in their late 80s and 90s, some living alone, and worry about them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
He didn’t want to be like a grizzly, a fierce creature living alone.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
