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Examples of lone wolf in a Sentence
He had the reputation of being a lone wolf in high school.
a lone wolf in the art world, he has his own style and paints only to please himself
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Currently, there are nine packs living in the northern areas of the Golden State, along with several lone wolves.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Wolfs stars Pitt and Clooney, 63, as two professional fixers and lone wolves who are accidentally assigned to the same job and forced to work together.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 4 Sep. 2024
This lone wolf phenomenon of domestic extremism is the most acute threat facing the country – and is also the hardest kind of threat to preemptively stop.
—Javed Ali, The Conversation, 15 July 2024
A lot of the violence is coming from lone wolves or single assailants.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above
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“Lone wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lone%20wolf. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
lone wolf
noun
: a person who prefers to act, live, or work alone : loner
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