loner
Example Sentences
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Los Angeles and Tucson, Ariz. Despite many close friendships, especially with women, he was at heart a loner, conditioned, possibly, by clinical depression, for which he sought electroshock therapy even though it addled his brain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Since I’m a loner, I don’t have any really close friends, either.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
Through the first two films in Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s planned trilogy, the audience comes to know him as a reserved loner who prizes calm.
From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026
"All the rest of us know each other by name. He just kept out of the picture. He was a bit of a loner, no one was talking to him."
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
Their son was a self-starter, a little bit of a loner, and very self-sufficient.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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