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solo

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adverb

solo

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of solo
Adjective
Universal has the rights to distribute the next 007 movie internationally, but after that, Amazon MGM will fly solo and no longer have to share revenue. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025 Folds will also be touring solo and accompanied by orchestras across the U.S., with more information available here. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2025
Adverb
Hall is still touring on the heels of his 2024 solo album, D, while Oates is on the road and will release his new album, Oates, on Aug. 29. Gary Graff, Billboard, 9 July 2025 Adrian Molina’s departure as director—originally set to break barriers as Pixar’s first Latino and LGBTQ+ solo director—frames the film’s production as a microcosm of representation struggles in Hollywood, despite his ongoing credit[1]. Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Noun
That shift in mindset changed how Chambers solo parents going forward. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 Since then, on solo records like Eat Pray Thug and Swet Shop Boys’ 2016 LP Cashmere, Suri has used his platform as a critic’s darling to highlight local issues. Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for solo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for solo
Adjective
  • Veteran closer Aroldis Chapman is expected to be the lone Red Sox player to take part in Tuesday’s game, which will be played at Truist Park in Atlanta starting at 8 p.m.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
  • While Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, and Mark Wahlberg — the lone cast member to be Oscar-nominated here — get the showier roles, Leo gives a more internal performance as Billy Costigan Jr., a rookie cop who was broken long before going undercover.
    Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Santana is currently criss-crossing the United States for his Oneness Tour 2025, named after a 1979 solo live album consisting mostly of instrumental guitar ballads.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Billy Ray Cyrus is head over heels for Elizabeth Hurley, with the country star praising his famous girlfriend in a sweet comment and revealing which classic ballad is their special couple’s song.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • Machado began the bottom of the sixth with a single grounded through the middle of the infield on the first pitch of his at-bat.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • Buckley’s single reenters the Hot Rock Songs list at No. 16, a new all-time peak, and nearly matches its best showing on the other ranking, missing its No. 22 high point by one slot in just its second turn on that roster.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Their performance was complete with a choreographed dance routine and raspy vocals.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 11 July 2025
  • Joy, Maison symphonique, Place des Arts Another jazz vocal triumph at the festival was singer Samara Joy who continues to thrill global audiences with her incredible range.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • While Bowie envisioned an Earth careening toward apocalypse in a flamboyant, theatrical cry, Drake’s five leaves are quieter, lonelier — more like the end of a season than the end of a world.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025
  • By January, Musk had transitioned to lieutenant, making up DOGE, complete with cringey swag, like a lonely preteen dreaming up a secret club in his tree house.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
Adverb
  • Tourism In Central America After decades of Costa Rica singly handily dominating travel in Central America, nascent travel industries in destinations like Guatemala, Panama and Nicaragua are just starting to gain the international spotlight.
    Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Understanding Squash Vine Borers The adult female moths lay small reddish-brown disc-like eggs (about 1mm in diameter) singly at the base of each plant stem, depositing about 200 eggs during her lifetime.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The chorus had several directors over the decades, and was rebranded as the Fox Valley Festival Chorus in 1980.
    Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • Swift then jumps up and down with her arms in the air as the song leads into the chorus and the pair continue to sing along.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
  • They are known to be solitary and nocturnal, but can sometimes be found in small family groups.
    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 July 2025

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