single person

Example Sentences

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I don’t know a single person who would say the same thing about “Cars 2” without a gun pointed at their head, but I’m getting ahead of myself.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Or, to put it another way, out of a random group of 1,000 Americans, the richest single person owns about six times as much as the poorest 500 put together.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Meanwhile, a comfortable lifestyle in retirement is estimated to cost £45,400 for a single person and £62,700 for a couple.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

An apartment that once held a couple with no kids now holds a single person.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

I walked all day and didn’t run into a single person on the path or in the villages that I passed through.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah