solitude

Example Sentences

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Now I would give anything for just five minutes of solitude in my half of the room.

From Literature

Big Sur’s South Coast highway closure creates a rare window of solitude: empty beaches, dramatic cliffs and nearly empty trails for six months.

From Los Angeles Times

As he wrote to a neighbor, “I am alone, all alone in the Senate, in Congress, and almost in the United States. . . . In this solitude I must stand or fall.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The habit stuck, mostly because I enjoyed the solitude and the uninterrupted time to get work done before my three kids woke up.

From The Wall Street Journal

But for Angelenos seeking adventure — and even solitude — a vast forested expanse awaits.

From Los Angeles Times