lone
Example Sentences
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Where “Iceman” has the feel of an overlong podcast episode with a lone man ranting into a microphone, “Maid of Honour” is a party.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
One disappointed man with a Gallrein sticker walked out, while a lone barfly looked at a broadcast of a PGA golf tournament.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
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
Supervisor Kathryn Barger was the lone no vote.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The pilot was not going to waste his precious load on a lone figure in a field.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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