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not a soul



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The June gloom hung heavy along the empty shore of Escondido Beach last week, where not a soul was in sight save for a lone surfer skimming the distant waves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

“Now, after the media released what happened, there’s not a soul in sight, and it just takes away from the recreation and passion of fishing.”

From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2023

What was supposed to be a pleasant 33-mile drive into the Shasta-Trinity National Forest turned out to be a confusing jumble of roads with terrible signage and not a soul in sight.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2022

After the initial citywide lockdown she tried reopening, but, she said, “There was not a soul in Lower Manhattan.”

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2021

As the undertakers prepared to leave, one said to the other, “Well, that’s that. Almost a hundred years old and not a soul to mourn her.”

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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