How to Use solitary in a Sentence
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The name Osmia is the genus of 242 species of solitary bees.
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Chris McKeown,
The Enquirer,
24 June 2023
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The two have been held in and out of solitary confinement.
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Miriam Berger,
Washington Post,
29 Oct. 2022
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And the damage isn’t limited to the time spent in solitary.
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Connie Chang,
Popular Mechanics,
13 June 2023
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There wasn’t a lot of solitary time in my life up until 2020.
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Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2023
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The first is a solitary outlier: 2, the only even prime.
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Quanta Magazine,
1 Nov. 2023
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What to Consider: The game is somewhat solitary; not the best for groups of kids.
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Kaitlyn McInnis,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2023
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Red pandas are most active at dusk and dawn, and are tree-dwelling and solitary.
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Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Feb. 2024
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At first, in that indigo hour, there was just a solitary bird.
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Mark Johanson,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Dec. 2023
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There’s rich whole milk (life’s too short for skim), a solitary egg and two — that’s right, two — sticks of oh-so-sweet cream butter.
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Allison Robicelli,
Washington Post,
8 Feb. 2023
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The solitary tree stood for centuries in a dip in the landscape near Hadrian’s Wall in northern England.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Nov. 2023
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His solitary existence drives him to talk back to the security footage on the TV.
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Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2023
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Little is known about the reasons for this solitary visit.
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Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2023
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And though females are much more likely to live alone, some stay close to their mothers throughout the course of their solitary lives.
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Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
26 Sep. 2023
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As a teenager in the early ’90s, Alessandro strolled the Eternal City with a solitary, focused look.
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Chiara Barzini,
Vogue,
28 Nov. 2023
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The complaint attributes much of this to the amount of time that Dominguez Gonzalez has spent in solitary confinement.
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Kate Morrissey,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Sep. 2022
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In the past year, however, she’s taken on two projects that are not solitary journeys at all.
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Jordan Kisner,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2024
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In the scenes that follow her on her solitary journey, there is no dialogue.
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Polen Ly
text By Waverly Colville,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2023
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This is the state where school systems still put children in solitary and strap them into chairs, even after the state board told them to quit.
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Kyle Whitmire | Kwhitmire@al.com,
al,
9 Aug. 2023
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Ellis made the long, solitary walk to the bench before slapping hands with teammates, taking a seat and burying his face in his hands.
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Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2024
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My years as a solopreneur, or a solitary tree, grew deep roots and expertise in all areas of business.
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Yec,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2024
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In the case of the treeline operation, a solitary Russian tank whose crew wasn’t afraid to stand and fight a larger and faster Ukrainian force.
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David Axe,
Forbes,
16 July 2023
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At the center of the woods, off Haven Beach Road, was a solitary and dilapidated Colonial homestead that burned to the ground.
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Bree Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2023
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In the wild, red pandas are solitary, tree-dwelling and crepuscular − active at dusk and dawn − the release said.
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Rae Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
16 May 2023
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These solitary creatures spend around 10 to 16 hours a day foraging and eating food.
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Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
4 Dec. 2022
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Brilliant and solitary, Dr. Kurzweil had always been an elusive figure, even in the years when Chowdhury had known him.
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Elliot Ackerman,
WIRED,
6 Feb. 2024
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At the time, Grohl was still just the lanky, long-haired former drummer of Nirvana with a solitary b-side songwriting credit to his name.
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Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
26 May 2023
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On the high road, a solitary figure slowly makes his way, wheeling a small red suitcase toward the same village.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2023
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There is no solitary cause for this gap between the major data and public feeling.
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Josh Boak,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2023
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Some experiences are solitary, but many can be done with friends.
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Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
9 Sep. 2022
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Striped Polecats are Introverted Creatures In the wild, striped polecats are solitary and are often seen on their own.
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Elizabeth Gamillo,
Discover Magazine,
29 Mar. 2024
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The state promised the kids wouldn’t be held in solitary.
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Amy Simonson,
CNN,
19 July 2023
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While one solitary dropped shot left him just three shots shy of Justin Rose in the lead, the emotions were too much for Kim.
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Ben Morse,
CNN,
9 Apr. 2021
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Highsmith was also a solitary who spent most of her life in Switzerland among cats.
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Sarah Fay,
Longreads,
17 Mar. 2020
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A couple teach their young son to ride his bike in the deserted parking lot, while a solitary can rattles down the road.
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Marcus Barnes,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2020
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How has your thinking about reading as a solitary or a social act evolved during this time?
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Eve Bowen,
The New York Review of Books,
5 Mar. 2022
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Their solitary and, as Sonya sees it, sublime, life involves many mini-adventures and nesting at home in front of the TV.
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Mary Cadden,
USA TODAY,
8 Dec. 2021
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Witnesses at the hearing told the committee that any time in solitary can be life-altering.
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NBC News,
28 Apr. 2022
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With its sprawling freeways and solitary, car-centric culture, Los Angeles is not known as an easy place to make friends.
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Los Angeles Times,
4 Aug. 2022
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In retaliation, Cohen says he was sent back to prison and spent 16 days in solitary until a federal judge intervened.
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Dan Berman,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2022
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Machen’s father was an impecunious clergyman, his mother an invalid, and their son a solitary but not lonely child.
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Michael Dirda,
The New York Review of Books,
28 May 2020
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To draft an answer, Johnson goes back to his famous solitaries in an attempt to identify a common denominator.
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Kathryn Hughes,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2020
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The state promised the kids wouldn’t be held in solitary.
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Amy Simonson,
CNN,
19 July 2023
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While one solitary dropped shot left him just three shots shy of Justin Rose in the lead, the emotions were too much for Kim.
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Ben Morse,
CNN,
9 Apr. 2021
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Highsmith was also a solitary who spent most of her life in Switzerland among cats.
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Sarah Fay,
Longreads,
17 Mar. 2020
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A couple teach their young son to ride his bike in the deserted parking lot, while a solitary can rattles down the road.
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Marcus Barnes,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2020
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How has your thinking about reading as a solitary or a social act evolved during this time?
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Eve Bowen,
The New York Review of Books,
5 Mar. 2022
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Their solitary and, as Sonya sees it, sublime, life involves many mini-adventures and nesting at home in front of the TV.
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Mary Cadden,
USA TODAY,
8 Dec. 2021
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Witnesses at the hearing told the committee that any time in solitary can be life-altering.
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NBC News,
28 Apr. 2022
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With its sprawling freeways and solitary, car-centric culture, Los Angeles is not known as an easy place to make friends.
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Los Angeles Times,
4 Aug. 2022
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In retaliation, Cohen says he was sent back to prison and spent 16 days in solitary until a federal judge intervened.
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Dan Berman,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2022
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Machen’s father was an impecunious clergyman, his mother an invalid, and their son a solitary but not lonely child.
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Michael Dirda,
The New York Review of Books,
28 May 2020
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To draft an answer, Johnson goes back to his famous solitaries in an attempt to identify a common denominator.
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Kathryn Hughes,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2020
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