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."

Rewrite the sentence in the singular.

Examples of the singular in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This revelation shifted the field’s focus from identifying the singular molecule or process that started life to understanding how a more general prebiotic chemistry could have formed — a true primordial, biochemical soup. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026

Like, that should be the singular focus of our administration from an economic policy perspective. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

One of the singular features of Baotou, an industrial city of 2 million people in Inner Mongolia, is a 10-square-kilometer (4-square-mile) lake that is among the most polluted in the world. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026

The Stand-Alone Skirt At Prada, the singular object of Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons’s obsession was the skirt. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the singular

• cingular