Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

soloist

[soh-loh-ist] / ˈsoʊ loʊ ɪst /






Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Los Angeles Opera’s new music director Domingo Hindoyan will lead a program with his wife, soprano Sonya Yoncheva, as soloist.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Created in 1961 for a female soloist, it was later adapted in 1979 for the Argentine star dancer Jorge Donn, Bejart's partner.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

On the program was Cuban composer Paquito D’Rivera’s “Concerto Venezolano,” featuring the fearless improvising Venezuelan trumpet soloist Pacho Flores.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

The recently promoted soloist expanded his choreography’s bounding and spinning challenges into a dimension all his own—when sprung in the air, he hung there, still; when grounded by turns, he rotated like some serene tornado.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

I was matching the steps of my soloist wife at the other end of the world.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee