Alone
Alone adverb - For nothing other than.
Usage example: would willingly play professional baseball for the sheer enjoyment alone
Both words in one sentence
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Victor: Greed, following how he, well, basically admitted to being it when talking to Frobisher alone
Source: Seven Deadly Sins - Cabin Fever: This is basically what happens to Lucy during the vacation, when she is left alone (well, almost).
Source: Literature / Villette - Although their neighbor watches over them, provides them with meals and medical attention, and basically treats them like her own grandsons, they still live alone in their own house.
Source: Staying with Friends
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