living alone
Example Sentences
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Their predicament is becoming increasingly common in Kerala, India's fastest-ageing state, where migration has left growing numbers of elderly people living alone.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Authorities are providing AI care devices -- some designed to detect signs of lonely deaths -- to seniors living alone, including in districts of Seoul and in Yongin, south of the capital.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
In the short term, Familiar Machines plans to market its products to people who want to monitor their loved ones, such as an aging parent or other dependent adult living alone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
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
The goods— belonging to migrant workers living alone in the city—were being sent to wives back in the tribal reserve.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
