living alone
Example Sentences
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There is a specific kind of quiet dread that comes with living alone and opening the fridge to find a tub of Greek yogurt you bought with the best of intentions.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
Coordinating your own care is an aspect of living alone that’s often overlooked.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
The ONS said that around three in 10 households in the UK were made up of a person living alone in 2025.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
"It became clear he had been living alone with an adult who was barely conscious with deteriorating health for days," William said.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Although his American-born housemates were sometimes noisy, spoke little Korean, and never stayed around very long, he preferred their energetic transience to living alone.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
