solitary
adjective
alone; without companions; unattended.
solitaries
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pluralof solitary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It is his conversations with fellow city solitaries that unveil smaller revelations, and Saramago casts the transformation of his protagonist in existential terms as Senhor José’s search becomes a project in itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Like everything these days, hermits exist on a wide spectrum and prefer a variety of identifiers: lovers of solitude, solitaries, contemplatives.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2020
As Chaplin realized, it swarmed with solitaries, all of them dreaming, like dragons, of a private hoard.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 14, 2018
He was one of the longest‑enduring solitaries in history, and among the most fervent as well.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 15, 2017
We Western men, Mr. Sidwell," he said at last slowly, "are more or less solitaries.
From Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman by Will Lillibridge
