lone wolf
Example Sentences
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"We feel like we're as safe as we can possibly be. But we can't control, you know, the lone wolf," Mullin told "Fox and Friends" on Thursday, hours before the nearly six-week tournament opened.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Trump later told reporters that a gunman he described as a "lone wolf" and a "whack job" had charged through security screening just outside the ballroom.
From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026
Mr Rowe said he was questioned by police while in custody and it "felt like they'd gone out that day expecting to catch some kind of lone wolf attacker".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025
"Then about the age of 13, we implicitly and explicitly tell a lot of young men that's not cool. You should be a lone wolf, should be able to stand in your own."
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2023
Once Kapugen had told her that some wolves had tolerated a lone wolf until the day he stole meat from the pups.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
