loner

Example Sentences

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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

His gently oddball vision of loner heroics has plenty of terror-steeped imagery to go with the referential sound design’s aural innocence of antiquated bloops, blurps and synthetic tones.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 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

"You'll find Meredith Gardner a shy, introverted loner," Gardner's boss told Lamphere, adding, "you'll have a hard time getting to know him."

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau