single-track
adjective
sin·gle-track
ˈsiŋ-gəl-ˈtrak 
1
: having only one track
2
: lacking intellectual range, receptiveness, or flexibility : one-track
had a single-track mind incapable of adjusting to changes
Examples of single-track in a Sentence
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Start on the single-track trail heading into the black oak trees.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Both qualities are needed to complete the Maah Daah Hey, which is the longest contiguous single-track trail in the USA.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
His football brain operates in a single-track ‘fetch’ mode: see ball, attack ball.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The result is sophisticated output that transcends typical single-track thinking.
—Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Proud nodded to the Denver system, which cut costs to $650 million for the nearly 40-mile project in part by keeping it mostly single-track.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
Locals began losing patience with what happened next: Nose-to-tail motorhomes on single-track roads, grill dads scorching seafront meadows with disposable barbecues, everywhere becoming an open-air toilet.
—Angus MacKinnon, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
The music industry learned this the hard way, when $25 CDs gave way to free (e.g., pirated) single-track MP3s, followed by streaming.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Despite being more than half a century old, the EP is treated like a new single on these rankings, since the U.K. charts group vinyl and CD sales into single-track categories.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2025
Both qualities are needed to complete the Maah Daah Hey, which is the longest contiguous single-track trail in the USA.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
His football brain operates in a single-track ‘fetch’ mode: see ball, attack ball.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The result is sophisticated output that transcends typical single-track thinking.
—Lee Salisbury, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Proud nodded to the Denver system, which cut costs to $650 million for the nearly 40-mile project in part by keeping it mostly single-track.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Aug. 2025
Locals began losing patience with what happened next: Nose-to-tail motorhomes on single-track roads, grill dads scorching seafront meadows with disposable barbecues, everywhere becoming an open-air toilet.
—Angus MacKinnon, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
The music industry learned this the hard way, when $25 CDs gave way to free (e.g., pirated) single-track MP3s, followed by streaming.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Despite being more than half a century old, the EP is treated like a new single on these rankings, since the U.K. charts group vinyl and CD sales into single-track categories.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Single-track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-track. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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