How to Use single in a Sentence

single

1 of 3 adjective

• A single shoe was found.
• It costs $10 for a single glass of wine!
• He earns $2,000 in a single week.
• Betts led off with a single to left.
  — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
• Hours in line for a single pill.
  — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
• Vestal leads off with a single.
  — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
• Kiel got on board with a one-out single.
  — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
• There's no single best time to eat chia seeds.
  — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
• Tiquia added a two-run single in the sixth.
  — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
• Vestal drives home a run with a single to left field.
  — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
• The fear of a man with a single foot over a cliff edge.
  — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
• Willits then slapped a single to right field to drive in a run.
  — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
• Most bands of that size learn a single set and play it all tour.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2023
• In place of a dessert spread, one single pie caps off the night.
  — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
• He was struck in the neck by a single gunshot.
  — Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
• Five of those six defeats have been by a single goal.
  — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
• The power is not in any single piece.
  — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
• It can be controlled with a tap from a single toe.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
• Smith started it with a one-out single in the sixth.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
• The store offers single rolls or packs of three.
  — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
• Acuña has opened the game with a solid single to right field.
  — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 3 May 2026
• There's no single settings menu to turn this off.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
• But every single time, there was not a dry eye in the house.
  — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
• Every single step helps your mind and body alike.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
• Soto yanked a ground ball through the right side, for a single.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 2 May 2026
• Every single one has stepped up.
  — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
• The league’s logic is clear, stop the sprint to be the single worst team.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
• What the latter had to go through in her single episode is enough to seal the deal.
  — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
• Smith, who drove in that inning’s first run, hit a single in the next at-bat.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 27 May 2023
• Witt then drove in Rojas with a single to left.
  — CBS News, 6 June 2026

single

2 of 3 noun

• He hit a single to right field.
• Do you want to play singles or doubles?
• Just as rare were hit pop singles.
  — Andrew Dalton, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
• Just as rare were hit pop singles.
  — CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
• The two agreed to a singles match.
  — Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
• Bring on a new batch of sexy singles!
  — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 21 June 2026
• Doyle added a sharp single in the fifth.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
• The singles and the good at-bats weren’t good enough.
  — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• The best thing to do is find a single in one of the races.
  — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
• Most rooms at the Pole are singles.
  — Cree Lefavour, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
• Jake Bauers hit a single to load the bases.
  — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
• This single didn't even chart here in the States.
  — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
• This is one of the singles off her new album.
  — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
• The single has now spent five weeks on each tally.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• Ramirez then drove in the go-ahead run with a single with two outs in the ninth.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
• The first three were singles that loaded the bases.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
• Choose from fun sets and singles in sweet designs.
  — Tory Johnson, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
• There are tracks that could (and should) be hit singles, but that’s not the point.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
• Mike Trout, who had two singles and a walk, scored three times.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
• That singles push might be coming soon.
  — Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
• Nothing about this new single is sleepy.
  — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2026
• Pittsburgh opened the fourth with three straight singles.
  — Miami Herald, 14 June 2026
• Lost in singles finals last year.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
• There are singles, doubles and more.
  — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
• Brinkman gave up a single that drove in two runs and tied the score at 7-7.
  — Dan Rios, Daily News, 2 May 2026
• Quero doubled and scored on a Teel single in the third.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
• But Anuel did not lean solely on smash singles.
  — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
• Alemeda has teamed up with Doechii for a new single.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
• Schild also stole a base and had a single for the Cougars.
  — Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
• Stewart walked the first batter, then let up a single to put two on.
  — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026

single

3 of 3 verb

• He singled to right field.
• Hays singled home run in the fourth.
  — CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
• Williams then singled to right to drive in Lau.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
• Luke Flaskamp singled and scored twice.
  — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
• In his fourth time up, Caglianone singled.
  — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2026
• Nicholas Gnutek singled and scored.
  — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
• Acuña singled to center that brought in two runs.
  — Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
• Ruff singled him out for those plays after the game as well.
  — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
• Mead singled in the fourth and scored on Lee’s two-run home run.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
• Clark singled through the left side to put two on the corners with no outs.
  — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
• Ryan O’Hearn singled and walked twice last night.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
• Moisés Ballesteros singled in a run in the third.
  — CBS News, 7 June 2026
• Luisangel Acuña singled with two outs in the eighth.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
• Alex Bregman singled to load the bases.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
• Grahovac singled to left to drive in the game's first run.
  — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
• All of it comes into play rather than just trying to single it on one group.
  — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 26 Feb. 2022
• Caratini singled home a pair of runs in the eighth.
  — CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
• Nimmo singled twice and has reached base in all nine Rangers games.
  — CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
• Using a cut-and-dry approach may single them out and shut them down.
  — Mark Travers, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2024
• Your goal is to single out those who stay calm and move forward no matter what.
  — Alla Adam, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
• Green has singled it out as one of the reasons for the show’s ratings gains.
  — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
• Jordan then singled to right-center and drove in both runs.
  — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
• Butler did better than that, singling to right to give his team the win.
  — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
• Caballero singled with no outs in the third and stole second and third with one out.
  — Kristie Rieken, oregonlive, 8 July 2023
• Brandon Marsh singled to tie it.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
• Those decisions aren’t made to single you out.
  — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
• Berry singled, Lamar was hit by a pitch and Slimp was walked to load the bases.
  — Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 18 May 2026
• Roen then singled to give West Ranch the 5-4 lead.
  — Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
• Reynolds singled to left to score Davis and chase Zerpa.
  — ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
• What singled him out as a player was the topspin on the forehand.
  — Patrick McEnroe, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026