the singular
noun
grammar
: a form of a word that is used to refer to one person or thing
"Mouse" is the singular of "mice."
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Mario Kart World is the singular, enormous, Nintendo Switch 2 launch title that caused controversy with its $80 price, but it is destined to be the best-selling Switch 2 game of the generation, given how Mario Kart 8 performed on Switch 1.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
For a player who experienced plenty of down years with the Chiefs, a Super Bowl triumph would easily be the singular highlight of an extensive and successful career.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
The crowning feat, on the list dated June 7, dates to the chart becoming the singular standard genre survey in October 1958.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 4 June 2025
For all the prominence of figures like Billy Graham or Rick Warren, no Protestant leader carries the singular, global authority and visibility of the Bishop of Rome.
—Case Thorp, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
For a player who experienced plenty of down years with the Chiefs, a Super Bowl triumph would easily be the singular highlight of an extensive and successful career.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
The crowning feat, on the list dated June 7, dates to the chart becoming the singular standard genre survey in October 1958.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 4 June 2025
For all the prominence of figures like Billy Graham or Rick Warren, no Protestant leader carries the singular, global authority and visibility of the Bishop of Rome.
—Case Thorp, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the singular
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“The singular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20singular. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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