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
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Jack is the selfish lone wolf who becomes part of a team in order to defeat Brass Body, a destructive force whose flesh can transform into metal (played by Dave Bautista).
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Allaire, once a kid who traded baseball cards, went from being a lone wolf in Washington to having one of the most influential IPOs of the year.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
As the inexperienced cub to Shujiro’s lone wolf, Futaba is the show’s most vulnerable character and Fujisaki conveys and earns a lot of the series’ emotion.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
This includes leader assassination attempts by political opponents or lone wolves or mutinies by disgruntled soldiers who might even march on the presidential palace to demand higher pay, promotions or other policy concessions.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Allaire, once a kid who traded baseball cards, went from being a lone wolf in Washington to having one of the most influential IPOs of the year.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
As the inexperienced cub to Shujiro’s lone wolf, Futaba is the show’s most vulnerable character and Fujisaki conveys and earns a lot of the series’ emotion.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
This includes leader assassination attempts by political opponents or lone wolves or mutinies by disgruntled soldiers who might even march on the presidential palace to demand higher pay, promotions or other policy concessions.
—John Joseph Chin, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lone wolf
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“Lone wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lone%20wolf. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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