Examples of singly in a Sentence
The birds can be seen singly or in groups.
either singly or with the cooperation of other nations, we must do something about this pressing environmental issue
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Runners singly crisscross the street in black balaclavas and tight-fitting black tops and black tights and black gloves.
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Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Even inaccurate forecasts helped to quantify how interventions—singly or in combination, immediate or delayed—could change an epidemic’s trajectory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2015
It’s referred to as monophylla (meaning one-leaved) because its leaves or needles uniquely occur singly, as opposed to all other pine trees where needles are found in bundles of two or more.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2025
This arrangement allows a single operator to control any number of attackers, launching them singly or in groups as the situation requires.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Even inaccurate forecasts helped to quantify how interventions—singly or in combination, immediate or delayed—could change an epidemic’s trajectory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2015
It’s referred to as monophylla (meaning one-leaved) because its leaves or needles uniquely occur singly, as opposed to all other pine trees where needles are found in bundles of two or more.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2025
This arrangement allows a single operator to control any number of attackers, launching them singly or in groups as the situation requires.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Singly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/singly. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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singly
adverb
sin·gly
ˈsiŋ-g(ə-)lē 
1
: by or with oneself : individually
2
: in a single-handed manner
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