lone wolf
Example Sentences
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"We feel like we're as safe as we can possibly be. But we can't control, you know, the lone wolf," Mullin told "Fox and Friends" on Thursday, hours before the nearly six-week tournament opened.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Trump later told reporters that a gunman he described as a "lone wolf" and a "whack job" had charged through security screening just outside the ballroom.
From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026
Woods was seen as a lone wolf in his pomp.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
He’d been a cut-up since he was a kid, and this seemed like a better fit for his lone wolf personality.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
He ran head down, low to the ground—in the manner of the lone wolf.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
