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Examples of lone wolf in a Sentence
He had the reputation of being a lone wolf in high school.
a lone wolf in the art world, he has his own style and paints only to please himself
Recent Examples on the Web
Lou is peeling back the layers of a certain kind of maleness: the lone wolf, the madman, the genius left to his own devices.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
Crooks appears to have acted as a lone wolf using an AR-style rifle that was purchased by his father, according to FBI officials.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
The early indication was that the shooter was a lone wolf, but the situation was fluid, the source said.
FBI Pittsburgh Special Agent in Charge Kevin Rojek earlier had said the agency was trying to assess the motive for the shooting and to confirm the gunman's identity.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 13 July 2024
Each is a lone wolf, however, and as the grammatically incorrect title Wolfs suggests (justice for proper pluralization of nouns!), being saddled with a partner is not their preferred state of being.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above
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“Lone wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lone%20wolf. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
lone wolf
noun
: a person who prefers to act, live, or work alone : loner
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