loner

Example Sentences

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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

It tells the story of a lonely woman who uses a magical spray to improve her life and finds romance with a fellow loner.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

That same year, Altman also gave him the title role in his “Brewster McCloud,” an eccentric fable about a Houston loner determined to build a pair of wings and take flight.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

But she was distantly open to the idea that the Internet, this wondrous technology, could help a loner take some baby steps to connect, even if only with a new friend.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel