solitarily
Example Sentences
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For most of two nights, Lewis’ remains lay solitarily in the middle of the Capitol Rotunda with that military honor guard standing vigil.
From Fox News • Aug. 30, 2020
Indeed, in one of the novel’s most enduring images, that coffin is what the narrator Ishmael clings to in solitarily surviving the Pequod’s destruction.
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2017
No longer does Belle sit solitarily reading to disinterested sheep — “Oh isn’t this amazing” — she’s actively trying to get young women involved.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2017
Mathematicians seldom grow up solitarily in any locality.
From Notes and Queries, Number 57, November 30, 1850 by Various
The hens lie outside in the sand before the window, the cock stands solitarily on one leg, and looks upon his harem with the countenance of a sleepy sultan.
From The Wit of Women Fourth Edition by Sanborn, Kate
