solitary figure

collocation in English

meaningsofsolitaryandfigure

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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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figure
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us
/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
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(Definition ofsolitaryandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsolitary figure

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It is quite impossible to exaggerate the importance that thatsolitaryfigurehas had in the growth of, and interest in, music in this country.
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He lives now out of sight - asolitaryfigurehiding his deformed form from the world.
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He is a hunter and his role is often asolitaryfigurein the wilderness, which lends him another role as a shaman.
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He remains an enigma, asolitaryfigure, praised by a few and still unknown to the majority.
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Sometimes she is even shown as asolitaryfiguredecorating the sides of ash urns.
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These poems present the poet assolitaryfigurewho was faced some unnamed transforming childhood event.
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The politicians try to play it off as alarmism, but promptly flee the stage when asolitaryfigureapproaches from the direction of the city gate.
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It is strange that she had no close female friends but instead was asolitaryfigure, despite keeping up a wide correspondence with many personalities of her era.
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Vidakovi has been generally described by critics of his opus as asolitaryfigure, out of harmony with the spirit of his time and often directly opposed to it.
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Echoing his dramatically lighted single object still lifes, the solitary figures have now taken their place on stage with equal poignancy.
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Carefully combining the effects of artificial light with the surrounding darkness, she creates mysterious images of lakes, swimming pools and solitary figures in the twilight.
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He is known for his paintings of mysterious landscapes occupied by solitary figures amidst ancient buildings, calm deserts and expanding oceans.
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