Examples of lone in a Sentence
the lone ripe apple in the entire bag
just one lone cow in the middle of the field
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Video surveillance helped authorities identify and detain the lone gunman, according to the Nashua Police Department.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Girls soccer Jaydin Simpson scored the lone goal in the first half to lift Beverly (5-2-1) to a 1-0 Northeastern Conference win over Peabody.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
This was reflected somewhat in his lone vote to slash the federal funds rate by 50 basis points as opposed to the 25-bps cut passed by the rest of his peers.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Judin’s first post-collegiate job was an unpaid internship operations assistant with the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, in which his lone compensation came in the form of $10-to-$15 stipends typically given by opposing coaches.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Girls soccer Jaydin Simpson scored the lone goal in the first half to lift Beverly (5-2-1) to a 1-0 Northeastern Conference win over Peabody.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
This was reflected somewhat in his lone vote to slash the federal funds rate by 50 basis points as opposed to the 25-bps cut passed by the rest of his peers.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Judin’s first post-collegiate job was an unpaid internship operations assistant with the WNBA’s Chicago Sky, in which his lone compensation came in the form of $10-to-$15 stipends typically given by opposing coaches.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Lone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lone. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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