solitary

I don’t dispute that using the internet is a solitary activity.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Rights groups, however, have criticised authorities for leaving death-row inmates in solitary confinement for long periods of time, and also pointed to a lack of transparency as to when executions are carried out.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Many wild bees, including bumblebees and solitary bees, provide pollen directly to their offspring.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

But crucially, the text does not specify what will become of Ocalan, 77, who has spent the past 27 years being held in solitary confinement on Imrali prison island near Istanbul.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

Every few days, Deydey took it out to play solitary games and try to teach the strategies to others.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

Like everything these days, hermits exist on a wide spectrum and prefer a variety of identifiers: lovers of solitude, solitaries, contemplatives.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2020

As Chaplin realized, it swarmed with solitaries, all of them dreaming, like dragons, of a private hoard.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 14, 2018

But I found out about a newsletter run by a couple in the Carolinas aimed at solitaries and, after posting an ad there, began writing to a few.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2017

He never pitied or condescended to his solitaries; instead, he loved and understood them.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2016

Yes, to pimps, poisoners and mathematicians; still they are not Brahmans or solitaries of the woods, exiles from life, and they refuse no gift of God.

From The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire by T. R. (Terrot Reaveley) Glover