loner

Example Sentences

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“The Mandalorian and Grogu” takes the series’ thematic underpinnings — what parenting looks like between a masked human loner and an otherworldly toddler — and deepens them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Los Angeles and Tucson, Ariz. Despite many close friendships, especially with women, he was at heart a loner, conditioned, possibly, by clinical depression, for which he sought electroshock therapy even though it addled his brain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Since I’m a loner, I don’t have any really close friends, either.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Pretti lived alone and worked long hours as a nurse, but he was not a loner, his neighbours said.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

They were well-equipped men with an organization to back up their actions, and he himself was a loner with one stupid deputy.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols