single

Example Sentences

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Single dad Scott, 36, said he was living "from pay check to pay check".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Single cell profiling also allowed them to track which genes were active, which regions of DNA became accessible, and how those changes evolved.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

Single mother Ophelie Boudol, 29, fell in love with the animal one year her senior at the shelter last month.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“But it’s not just same-sex couples who use surrogacy. Single women do. Single men do. Heterosexual couples do. Every configuration there is, people use surrogacy.”

From Slate • May 13, 2026

Single words were preferred, and if you could get away with just nodding or shaking your head, even better.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss