How to Use soloist in a Sentence

soloist

noun
  • But Rollins wasn’t just a great soloist.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
  • Both totals mark the most among male soloists.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The greats, the study proposed, would go on to be top-tier soloists.
    — Cameron Carr, Longreads, 18 June 2024
  • Balances were bound to be tricky; your ear had to hunt for the soloists at times.
    — David Patrick Stearns, Philly.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • The soloist does not know every note in advance.
    — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • This feat ties him with Drake for the most weeks spent tripling up in the top five among soloists.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Awards will also be given to the best male, and best female soloist.
    — Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Across 11 tracks, the singer will showcase his skill set as a soloist for the first time.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The list of guest conductors and soloists is also on par with this year's.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • These placements mark a first for Jonas as a soloist on all three rankings.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • Only eight female soloists ranked among the top 40 artists of the year.
    — Gail Mitchell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2018
  • This led me to choose him to be the soloist for last year’s Christmas concert.
    — Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The song becomes her 14th leader on the list, the most among soloists.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 25 Nov. 2025
  • At the time, Torres’ career as a jazz soloist was taking off.
    — Deborah Ramirez, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • As a soloist, the superstar has now sent four different projects to the peak on that list.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
  • And with her future bright, Nayeon has the goal to continue to grow as a soloist.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 14 June 2024
  • The light reflected off of the soloist’s silver dress -- and the tinsel in her hair.
    — Tamar Herman, Billboard, 25 June 2018
  • It’s been less than a year since J-Hope last released music as a soloist.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Elvis Presley has the second-most among soloists, with 67.
    — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Jagger is new to the summit on those rosters — at least as a soloist — but Bowie is not.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In that piece, he’ll be joined by Gil Shaham, the same soloist heard on the album.
    — New York Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • This week, the tune lands on a pair of Billboard charts she’s never placed on before as a soloist.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • In the first movement, the soloist and the orchestral strings engage in some deft handoffs.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Here was a chance to savor the CSO strings en masse, minus a guest soloist.
    — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 19 Oct. 2019
  • He was named a soloist in 1956 and a principal dancer four years later.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Before this frame, no girl group from that genre had ever led the charge, nor any female soloist in the K-pop space.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Having a talented soloist in a system which thrives on one-vs-ones can break an opponent apart.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Today, one costs millions, a price even successful soloists can’t afford.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Matsuev — a Gergiev favorite — was to be the concerto soloist in one of the concerts.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 May 2022
  • Still, about the effects of Ling and guest soloist Sayaka Shoji, there can be no doubt.
    — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2021

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