solitude

Example Sentences

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Abeba describes a cycle of grief and friction - arguing with loved ones, quitting jobs, and crying in solitude.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

In tightly controlled Russia, her life is defined by solitude.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

His obsessiveness and solitude recall the math genius in Darren Aronofsky’s first feature, “Pi,” and “OBEX” has much of that film’s homemade-looking gusto as well as its attractive facility for unpredictable dreamlike twists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

But it offers residents and visitors alike the rare opportunity to spend the morning along bustling Hollywood Boulevard before finding total solitude in Angeles National Forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

As I had no address to give them, I ignored their questions and padded my replies with broad references to snow, and beauty, and solitude.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt