lone ranger

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Recent Examples of lone ranger And while his rivals have landed serious blows against him, he’s embraced the tabloid-style frenzy at each of those junctures, incorporating them into his narrative identity as an underappreciated lone ranger constantly battling the world. TIME, 7 May 2024 Look, first of all, Netanyahu is not a lone ranger. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2024 Each bike in the lineup is powered by the same 1,203 cc V-twin that pumps out 120 hp, but the new year will see new styling and colors for the FTR Sport, as well as a few choice performance modifications to help America’s lone ranger compete against the aforementioned competition. Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2022 But don’t mistake him for a lone ranger. Dan Hurley, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2016 The desperate situation usually has an alternative, if only the lone ranger would tolerate his own vulnerability and fallibility. Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2021 Kaneland pitcher Emilee Erickson, wearing a protective face mask in Friday’s Class 3A state semifinal, was no lone ranger. Rick Armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, 9 June 2018 Hanes doesn't believe J. Edgar Hoover or the Federal Bureau of Investigation was involved, nor a group of lone rangers. Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, 4 Apr. 2018 But, Adrienne, the press is already convinced that Donald Trump has a lone ranger style. Fox News, 11 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lone ranger
Noun
  • His legendary predecessor Sachin Tendulkar, an almost god-like figure in India, and Australian maverick Shane Warne, who lived a life of glitz and glamor, were similarly box office and, quite frankly, better Test cricketers.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • Around 2016, a poem about the Black polar explorer Matthew Henson by her friend Robin Coste Lewis—another maverick of the archives—helped inspire a series of paintings about the Arctic, which flood its frozen landscapes with electric blues.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • The lone wolf lifestyle suits Charlie just fine — for a while.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 May 2025
  • In the West, 93% of fatal attacks were carried out by lone wolf terrorists.
    Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That Charli’s performance went right into Green Day felt, more than most of Coachella’s adjacent performances, thematically apt, each indulging in an enfant terrible persona to create outsider art that eventually became insider art.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Artist, filmmaker, and former enfant terrible Harmony Korine is closing in on the New York premiere of his latest film, Baby Invasion.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Her thoughtfulness, confidence and free spirit are truly inspirational.
    Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
  • Nicky, a reckless free spirit, is also Adam’s ex and the biological mother of Adam and Chloe’s teenage son, Ethan (Maxwell Acee Donovan).
    Noel Murray, New York Times, 1 May 2025

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