single

Example Sentences

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The Bruins trailed Oregon 2-1 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth when Espinoza tied the game with a single.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

During that period it was concentrated in a single household, with Peter Murrell running the SNP and his wife Nicola Sturgeon leading that party and the Scottish government.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The Indy 500 was about to be decided by a single lap.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Even among "other species with short little arms and a single sucker row, its colouration and smooth skin on the back surface separate it", she added.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

At 4:55 they’ll line up single file and enter the control room, church-mouse quiet, and stand behind each of us at their assigned stations.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse