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How to use the word solitary in a Sentence?

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No pursuit of knowledge is a solitary venture, and greatness is often born from the coming together of curious minds.

Oscar Auliq-Ice

added by Auliq-Ice
9 months ago

From economy to first class, the experiences are designed to be solitary and for me, travel is anything but, i wanted to put connection at the heart of my design which is why I made an aviation suite perfected for group travel.

Joshua Nilsson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

By your verdict last month, you guaranteed he will spend the rest of his life in prison and not just any prison, he will be sent to one of the most isolated, solitary, locked away places on the face of the planet.

Sayfullo Saipov ' Patton

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It is not necessary to kill Sayfullo Saipov. It is not necessary to keep us safe. It is not necessary to do justice, by your verdict last month, you guaranteed he will spend the rest of his life in prison and not just any prison, he will be sent to one of the most isolated, solitary, locked away places on the face of the planet.

Sayfullo Saipov ' Patton

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The widespread consensus among mental health professionals is that solitary confinement, for the overall majority of mentally ill prisoners, places them at severe risk of additional harm.

Craig Haney

Found on CNN
1 year ago

People have to structure their lives around the absence of other human beings, they [prisoners in solitary confinement] go for years on end without touching anyone with affection.

Craig Haney

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think the cost of solitary confinement is now being critically examined and rethought, and prison systems are beginning to ask themselves whether this is worth it, and whether or not it does not create more harm than good, courts are pushing them to consider the inhumanity of the practice, as well.

Craig Haney

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The idea we still allow semi-automatic weapons to be purchased is sick, it has no socially redeeming value… Not a single solitary rationale for it except profit for the gun manufacturers.

President Biden

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

This is exactly what the January 6th protestors are charged with, so will these Colbert creeps get the same, no bail, solitary confinement treatment??? this is an active criminal investigation, and may result in additional criminal charges after consultation with the U.S. Attorney.

Capitol Police

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

No one can begin to imagine what Nazanin has endured throughout the past tortuous six years; denied her freedoms, separated from her husband and young child, battling significant illness, thrown in solitary confinement, an innocent victim of an international dispute, Nazanin has been one of many used as political pawns. Her treatment has been utterly inhumane.

Antonio Zappulla

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It happens every single, solitary year.

Joe Biden

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I settle on solitary life rather than social events.

Sipho P Nkosi

added by SIPHO P NKOSI
2 years ago

The path charted by Mr. Chansley since January 6 has been a process, one which has involved pain, depression, solitary confinement, introspection, recognition of mental health vulnerabilities, and a coming to grips with the need for more self-work.

Al Watkins

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Solitary confinement is a form of punishment that is cruel and psychologically damaging, and we’re talking about people who haven’t been convicted of anything yet.

Elizabeth Warren

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I had a lot of time to think in prison. I've been in prison for three months. A lot of that in solitary confinement, and I had to come to grips with the fact that a lot of my language was very inappropriate, it was irresponsible, careless and immature in a lot of ways.

Brendan Hunt

Found on CNN
3 years ago

My message to the American people on the vaccine is — I told you all, I made sure we have 600 million doses of the [vaccine] — not of either Johnson Johnson or AstraZeneca, so, there’s enough vaccine -- that is basically 100 percent unquestionable for every single, solitary American.

President Biden

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We know that the military can not be trusted to respect the human rights of people and the rule of law in Burma, when the military was last in charge, political prisoners like me were rounded up, sent to prison for decades,( put in) solitary confinement and tortured. We are concerned that if this state of emergency is not reversed, similar things will happen again.

Bo Kyi

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Mr. Floyd died in our hands and so I see that as being complicit, silence and inaction, you're complicit. If there was one solitary voice that would have intervened... that's what I would have hoped for.

Chief Arradondo

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There are benefits to having downtime for more solitary activities to sort of disconnect from the world, we need both a time to reflect, to be by ourselves, to process the events of our lives and to think about where we want to move forward.

Vivian Zayas

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I believe the moment where I started to change direction was when I was given my second sentence, iwas in solitary confinement and I felt something cracking or breaking inside of me.

Michael Douglas

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Now I have to show up and be that person I always said I wanted to be in a situation like this. While this has been a solitary journey in many ways, Franklins husband has helped greatly in easing the transition from competitive swimming. When his wife-to-be was contemplating whether to have another surgery, he pointed out that there were far more important things still to come, that had nothing to do with being a star athlete. Theres always going to be a part of me thats still working through it, still reflecting and seeing what else I can take away from it.

United States

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Then came Rio Olympics. United States ' Missy Franklin had never been through anything like Rio Olympics before. There were plenty of tears, even as United States ' Missy Franklin tried to maintain United States ' Missy Franklin smiling, upbeat facade. It was brutal, United States ' Missy Franklin recalled. You are literally on the biggest stage in the world and falling short of every single goal youve set for yourself. You truly feel like youre embarrassing yourself. Yet, that was when United States ' Missy Franklin found something deep inside, something United States ' Missy Franklin always hoped was there but wouldnt really know until she went through such a trying ordeal. Its really easy to inspire people in success and when youre doing well. Its really hard to inspire people when youre failing, when youre falling on your butt, now I have to show up and be that person I always said I wanted to be in a situation like this. While this has been a solitary journey in many ways, Franklins husband has helped greatly in easing the transition from competitive swimming. When his wife-to-be was contemplating whether to have another surgery, he pointed out that there were far more important things still to come, that had nothing to do with being a star athlete. Theres always going to be a part of me thats still working through it, still reflecting and seeing what else I can take away from it.

United States

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

She was held in many prisons, she was held in solitary confinement. She was tortured. She was intimidated. She was ultimately raped by al-Baghdadi himself. The Obama administration was criticized over a reported 2015 rescue mission that targetedfour prisoners heldat a makeshift ISIS prison. By the time U.S. commandos stormed the compound, the hostages were already gone. Some relatives and people who worked on the raid blamed the White House for not acting swiftly enough on giving the mission a green light. Specific intelligence had emerged in late Mayproviding officials with the hostages likely location -- including a building, sources told Fox News at the time. The intelligence was described as being.

Carl Mueller

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

They are put into cells which can reach 50 degrees in summer and -20 in winter, not given enough food and often held in solitary confinement.

Bayram Shikhmuradov

Found on CNN
4 years ago

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