solo
noun
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment.
soloed
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past participleof solo.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof solo.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
solonouna musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment.
Example Sentences
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He could have free soloed it, he says, but he would have been arrested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
He started lessons at 15, soloed on his 16th birthday and had a flight instructor’s rating by the time he graduated high school.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
Former world champion Michal Kwiatkowski soloed to the top of the Grand Colombier mountain to claim a second career Tour stage win.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
Nils Politt soloed to victory on stage 12 of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar retained the leader's yellow jersey.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2021
Pianist Benito Gonzalez, who can be as devout a follower of McCoy Tyner as Lawrence is of Tyner’s most famous employer, soloed instead like himself, deploying a bevy of cascading phrases, licks and off-kilter rhythms.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2017
