lone wolf

Example Sentences

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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

"I spent much of my life as a lone wolf," she tells BBC News, "so hyper-independent that it became a defining trait."

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

So yeah, I think now the current misconception is that he was a lone wolf acting alone.

From Salon • Aug. 28, 2024

Worryingly, the speculation was picked up by Australian media outlet 7News, which named Benjamin Cohen as the "40-year-old lone wolf attacker".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

To put only in its place, make sure it goes right before the word or phrase you want to single out as the lone wolf.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner