Example Sentences

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He grew up in Nazi Germany and in the 1980s took part in a fierce debate with conservative historians who had questioned whether the Holocaust was a singularly German phenomenon.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

In conversation with Eugene Fidell, a visiting lecturer and senior research scholar at Yale Law School, the duo discuss how the president simply does not have the power to singularly declare war.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Though her film is singularly witty, Kramer refuses to shy away from tough subjects and perplexing contradictions.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

She is one of the dedicatees of Ms. Stalnaker’s book because she had “a singularly clear-eyed view of what it meant to die as a nonbeliever.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Nonetheless, he was well within hearing of his father’s voice—his father’s voice, that is, most singularly.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger