Example sentences for: solitude

How can you use “solitude” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Critics see this biopic about Robert E. Howard, the author of the Conan the Barbarian stories, as an occasion to wax confessional, particularly on the subject of the writing life: "It's rare to see the basic conditions of a writer's existence--the solitude, the panic, the neediness, the unhealthy self-absorption--portrayed so starkly," says The New Yorker 's Terrence Rafferty.

  • The freedom celebrated by the Bill of Rights resembles an island of solitude, a retreat from society.

  • Solitude is all well and good, but no one comes to New York to get off the beaten path.

  • Octavio Paz, much quoted, disparagingly discusses the phenomenon of the pachuco in his book The Labyrinth of Solitude, published in English in 1961.

  • Several deserted beaches nearby, including Preacher’s Cay Beach, Bain Bay, and Ridley Head, offer opportunities for solitude or very good close-to-shore snorkeling.


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