solitary

Example Sentences

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The poet appealed to Hallam’s imaginative depths, and Hallam brought the unkempt and solitary Tennyson into the world of the elite and affluent.

From The Wall Street Journal

Crumbling houses line the streets, watched over by a solitary clock tower.

From Barron's

Yoon has been held in solitary confinement while fighting multiple criminal trials.

From Barron's

Out of place but finding his groove in long, solitary nights of painting and playing music with his family, he was living an artistic, albeit quiet, life.

From Los Angeles Times

In his seven-figure Olympian existence, we can step out of our solitary pining into an enviable characterization, one that is seldom offered to characters that look and love like us.

From Salon