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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Opposite a serene Rooney Mara and a raging Claire Foy, Buckley is a lone dissenting voice in Sarah Polley’s heart-wrenching portrait of a group of women and girls in an isolated Mennonite colony who are debating how to respond to a series of brutal attacks from the men in their community.
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Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2026
The third quarter was highlighted by Stafford's lone interception of the afternoon.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
The 6-foot-4, 217-pound Knight threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 162 yards and four touchdowns in his lone 2025 start, a 62-17 win over Mercer in November.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
But help could be on the way when the Pelicans (9-31) make their lone trip of the season to Kia Center on Sunday.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Lone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lone. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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