single person

Example Sentences

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The cost for a single person would be higher as accommodation prices are for twin or double rooms.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

For a single person, it projected that 25 years of savings with the match could yield a balance of $168,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“There was not probable cause to search the virtual private papers of every single person within the geofence merely because of their proximity to the crime.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Because she was filing as a single person, her capital gains tax exclusion dropped to $250,000 from $500,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

“Granddad knows. The littles. The staff. Every single person on the island knows but Johnny, apparently.”

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart