solitary existence

collocation in English

meaningsofsolitaryandexistence

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solitary
adjective
uk
/ˈsɒl.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈsɑː.lə.ter.i/
A solitary person or thing is the only person or thing in ...
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existence
noun
uk
/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/us
/ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/
the fact of something or ...
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(Definition ofsolitaryandexistencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Students typically learn in a vacuum: one-to-one lessons and individual practice + usually asolitaryexistence.
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Rubber tappers tended to lead asolitaryexistence, living alone in huts among groves of rubber trees and relying on intermediaries for imported services, goods and foodstuffs.
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Family life is more healthy than asolitaryexistence.
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Adult females typically had many affiliates, whereas adult males rarely interacted with conspecifics, living a moresolitaryexistence.
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She is an overweight, lonely woman, who lives a removedsolitaryexistence.
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Despite the support of family and friends, he led asolitaryexistence.
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Higher up the shore it normally lives asolitaryexistenceunder seaweed or pebbles or in crevices.
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They can typically be found in small schools, although larger carp often lead asolitaryexistence.
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From her point of view, she had experienced approximately ten years ofsolitaryexistence.
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They evolved when such creatures moved away from asolitaryexistenceand started building nests side-by-side, which led to a collective approach to caring for their young.
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The intention was to bring together individual ascetics who, although pious, did not have the physical ability or skills to live asolitaryexistencein the desert.
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