How to Use solitude in a Sentence

solitude

noun
Definition of solitudenext
Synonyms for solitudenext
  • He enjoyed the peace and solitude of the woods.
  • She wished to work on her novel in solitude.
  • That solitude and scenery used to be the purview of a club of outdoor purists.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 7 July 2020
  • Out on the lake, there’s still some solitude to be found on the ice.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Apr. 2021
  • There’s a sense of solitude that many of us feel who are from these parts of the world.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Dec. 2022
  • There are many places of solitude, with names that could have blown in with the wind.
    — Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Enjoy a nice bit of solitude as the trail circles the base of the big monolith.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2022
  • That long stretch of solitude is set to end later this year.
    — NBC News, 15 June 2018
  • The monotony and solitude of e-learning has been hardest on the youngest.
    — Leila Atassi, cleveland, 8 Feb. 2021
  • Yet her sonorous voice carries the weight of a hundred years of solitude.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Who else was able to listen to books all day, in solitude?
    — Washington Post, 5 May 2022
  • Then the virus hit and we were condemned to what seemed like eternal solitude.
    — Hisham Melhem, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2020
  • Lizzy seems to want solitude and recognition at the same time.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Pack in, pack out, and enjoy the peace and quiet of solitude.
    — J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 13 Apr. 2022
  • And most of all there is an atmosphere of great solitude.
    — Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Many have lived on their own for years and require their solitude and space.
    — Francine Russo, Time, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Kayak to one of the park’s public use cabins and spend the night in utter solitude.
    — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 16 June 2021
  • What makes things tricky is that solitude is not the same as loneliness.
    — Ruth Madievsky, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2022
  • At the right bar, a strange kind of peace can be found in solitude among all the life happening there.
    — Adam Lukach, chicagotribune.com, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Now's a good time to go, for both solitude and bragging rights.
    — Alesandra Dubin, House Beautiful, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Shunned for their heritage and feared for their mighty strength, many are forced to live in solitude.
    — Mike Drucker, The New Yorker, 19 Nov. 2019
  • At what point does solitude become a form of alienation?
    — Danny Heitman, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Non-surfers could find shade or solitude under the trees’ boughs.
    — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, 8 June 2017
  • If nothing else, the pace and solitude offered me time to reflect.
    — Ryan Craggs, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2018
  • This year, a spate of new books offers amazing feats of solitude.
    — Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2017
  • The Serengeti has many selling points, but solitude is not among them.
    — Ann Abel, Forbes, 6 June 2022
  • And there are mental ones: Most days are filled with hours of solitude.
    — Skye Parrott, Marie Claire, 5 Dec. 2017
  • The hermit, enmeshed in solitude for long enough, has an epiphany.
    — Colin Dickey, Longreads, 30 Mar. 2022
  • May God give you strength and fortitude to deal with and face this with solitude.
    — Washington Post, 29 July 1998
  • To enjoy them in solitude, yes, but also to show them off.
    — Julie Lasky, ELLE Decor, 3 Oct. 2022

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