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“His motivation was singular: pure, unrelenting greed,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing, adding that his “crimes always sought to advance and maintain his exorbitant lifestyle, replete with Bentleys, globe-trotting vacations, and a $200,000 watch.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

"The core constituency coming to these protests doesn't represent a singular interest group."

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

He described the Fed’s objective as singular and its success as assured.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

So many of Neill’s most memorable movies feature him supporting the singular vision of great directors, as is the case with Jane Campion’s 1993 landmark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

“Yes, sir: there is a woman who sews here, called Grace Poole,—she laughs in that way. She is a singular person.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Mike Evans, Geisinger’s chief pharmacy officer, said clinicians deal in singulars.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 1, 2018

The stylebook entry retains the old advice to try to write around the problem, perhaps by changing singulars to plurals, before using the singular they as a last resort.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2015

And there are what we call "singulars," which are those creations on bread that falls outside these other groups but are still vital to the sandwich landscape, like the muffuletta.

From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2015

In the meantime, when you do use stand-ins for singulars, get them right.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Plural words are often treated as singulars in quantities and measurements of things like these: • Money: Bernice says $4 is too much for a cup of coffee.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner