lone wolf

Example Sentences

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Southampton may try to argue that the spy was acting as a lone wolf, who took it upon himself to travel up to the Rockliffe Park training base 24 hours before the squad flew up.

From BBC • May 13, 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

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

"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

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