How to Use lone in a Sentence

lone

adjective
  • Thomas had the lone save of the first half.
    — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Not singly, not a lone fish here and there, but in packs.
    — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The lender was the lone bidder.
    — Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Martin is the lone starter in the group.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Zoom is now the lone software stock on our list.
    — Josh Brown and Sean Russo, CNBC, 4 May 2026
  • Mikael Granlund had the Ducks’ lone goal.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
  • West Side is Gary’s lone high school.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Egor Dёmin was the lone lottery pick, though.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The lone trouble came in the fifth inning.
    — Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Flagg lived up to all of the hype in his lone season at Duke.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
  • In other instances, a lone fish can end up in its own cave.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
  • So, the lone electron just floats on the surface.
    — ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
  • Dallas was the lone team to lose at home in the wild-card weekend.
    — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The sun was blinding, my lone witness.
    — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • But that make was the lone bright spot from deep in the opening quarter.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Two lone braids were left out of the bun, and their curly ends trailed all the way down to her hips.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Jahmai Jones drove in the lone Tigers run.
    — CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • Bed types include kings, queens, two twins, and a lone double bed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
  • That day, a lone killdeer was spotted in the field, poking around the mud.
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The lone suspect is in custody.
    — Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Vice-chair Sean Smith was the lone holdout.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Grimes was one of the few lone bright spots for the 76ers last season.
    — Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Tyler Wade was the lone survivor in ‘24.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Jovic showed his rust, going 0-for-3 in his lone four-minute stint.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Jake Guentzel had the lone goal of the first period.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The Royals scored their lone run in the seventh.
    — Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026
  • Joe Gaetjens scored the lone goal in the 37th minute.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • And until the last two holes — his lone bogeys of the round — the plan served him well.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
  • His homer was Seattle's lone run in a 2-1 loss.
    — ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • His lone loss came at Arcadia last year.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026

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