Lone and Special

Lone

Lone adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.
Usage example: the lone ripe apple in the entire bag

Special and lone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Special" instead an adjective "Lone".

Nearby Words: lonely, lonesome, loner

Special

Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.
Usage example: the President claimed that international terrorism was a special threat that required a special way of dealing with it

Lone and special are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lone" instead an adjective "Special".

Both words in one sentence

  • Comic Book / The Halo Graphic Novel A lone Spartan-II puts the armor through its paces by dropping from Earth's atmosphere and engaging in a mock battle against UNSC special forces.
  • Recap / Doctor Who TVM "The TV Movie" The lone fruit was a Backdoor Pilot TV special on Fox that sadly never got developed into a series.
  • Dug Too Deep Lone Wolf: An immortal monster called Shom'zaa was kept imprisoned by the special ore in the rock around it.
    Source: Dug Too Deep
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