lone wolf
Example Sentences
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Southampton may try to argue that the spy was acting as a lone wolf, who took it upon himself to travel up to the Rockliffe Park training base 24 hours before the squad flew up.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
"They seem to think he was a lone wolf, and I feel that too," the president said.
From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026
So yeah, I think now the current misconception is that he was a lone wolf acting alone.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2024
"Taking all of these acts of violence and just saying… it's a private grievance or it's a lone wolf or it's someone who's mentally ill is ignoring the problem," Dr Shannon Zimmerman told the BBC.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2024
Once Kapugen had told her that some wolves had tolerated a lone wolf until the day he stole meat from the pups.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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