Where can I hear "solitary" used in a real sentence?

Our pronunciation database found 50 conversational video occurrences of "solitary" with real-time synchronized transcripts and sentence context.

How to pronounce“solitary”in English

Q: How do native speakers pronounce "solitary" in English?

In natural English speech, "solitary" appears in contexts such as: "And you may well know that the greatest form of torture is what? Solitary confinement. And it's used for a reason. Because it really has such a detrimental impact on us as human beings.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈsɑlɪˌtɛɹi/

Syllablesso·li·ta·ry

Autoplay

1 of 50 clips

Live Synchronized Subtitle

6:50

And you may well know that the greatest form of torture is what?

Solitary confinement. And it's used for a reason.

Because it really has such a detrimental impact on us as human beings.

Keyboard controls: ← Prev, → Next, R Replay

All Video Occurrences for “solitary” (50)

Click any clip to jump

Pronunciation Guide

50 real video occurrences

Listen to native speakers pronounce “solitary” in real conversational contexts with synchronized timestamps and subtitles.

Definitions of “solitary”

Audio

noun

One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.

“He brooded and intrigued fantastically. He was becoming one of the big-time solitaries. And he wasn't meant to be a solitary. He was meant to be in active life, a social creature.”

Synonyms:aloner anchoret anchorite eremite

noun

Ellipsis of solitary confinement.

“The prisoners who started the riot were moved to solitary.”

adjective

Living or being by oneself; alone; having no companion present

“The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.”

Synonyms:by oneself on one's own

adjective

Performed, passed, or endured alone.

“a solitary journey”

Synonyms:solo

Explore Similar Words

Looking for pronunciations related to ‘solitary’? Explore native video clips for similar terms and variations:

soli solid solidarity solids solipsism solidad other women yellow onion truck crates stacked high shield solidary

Synonyms:

Explore words and phrases with similar meaning to 'solitary':

only inaccessible unaccompanied lonely eremitic lone alone lonesome