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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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
But I found out about a newsletter run by a couple in the Carolinas aimed at solitaries and, after posting an ad there, began writing to a few.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2017
He never pitied or condescended to his solitaries; instead, he loved and understood them.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2016
This drew great multitudes to him, and he erected many monasteries in Syria, and trained up holy solitaries.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
