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Examples of singly in a Sentence
The birds can be seen singly or in groups.
either singly or with the cooperation of other nations, we must do something about this pressing environmental issue
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The singers came out, usually singly but sometimes in pairs or groups.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Certainly, not even this stereotype is singly responsible for the difficulties that women encounter in breaking through the glass ceiling.
—Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
The long-extinct creatures likely lived in matriarchal herds, while mature males roamed singly, much like their modern-day relatives: elephants.
—Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2018
The striped, marsupial predator, and largest of its kind, moved at a slow, stiff-legged pace through the grasslands of Australia, hunting singly or in pairs.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
Many persons went singly, or in pairs to Ft.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2022
This Asgardian stocking stuffer is about 6.5 inches long and comes in gold or silver, and is sold singly or in a two-pack, with an engraved quote on the side and a hanging chain.
—Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022
Some are triply dosed, others singly.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2021
He was focused singly on counterterrorism.
—ABC News, 22 Aug. 2021
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Certainly, not even this stereotype is singly responsible for the difficulties that women encounter in breaking through the glass ceiling.
—Anna Zanardi Cappon, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
The long-extinct creatures likely lived in matriarchal herds, while mature males roamed singly, much like their modern-day relatives: elephants.
—Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2018
The striped, marsupial predator, and largest of its kind, moved at a slow, stiff-legged pace through the grasslands of Australia, hunting singly or in pairs.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
Many persons went singly, or in pairs to Ft.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2022
This Asgardian stocking stuffer is about 6.5 inches long and comes in gold or silver, and is sold singly or in a two-pack, with an engraved quote on the side and a hanging chain.
—Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022
Some are triply dosed, others singly.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2021
He was focused singly on counterterrorism.
—ABC News, 22 Aug. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of singly was
in the 14th century
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“Singly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singly. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.
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singly
adverb
sin·gly
ˈsiŋ-g(ə-)lē 
1
: by or with oneself : individually
2
: in a single-handed manner
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