loner

Example Sentences

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No one does anything alone, but this reader describes himself as a loner, and one reason he’s sitting on a big nest egg is because he started early.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

As a result, unlike what his name would suggest, Unique is a fairly generic loner who dully seeks vengeance.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 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

Through the first two films in Danny Boyle and Alex Garland’s planned trilogy, the audience comes to know him as a reserved loner who prizes calm.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Charles Guiteau was a loner, but not because he wanted to be.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow