the sole survivor
Frequency: 7.111.0 per million words
Similar to 'the only survivor', emphasizing singularity.
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Examples (10)
- Miraculously, she was the sole survivor of the plane crash.
- He was the sole survivor of the shipwreck, drifting for days on a raft.
- Investigators are trying to determine if there were any other witnesses, but so far, he is the sole survivor.
- The archaeological team discovered a tomb with the sole survivor of a forgotten royal lineage.
- Despite the devastating fire, he emerged as the sole survivor from the burning building.
- The report stated that the sole survivor of the expedition had been rescued.
- In the fictional account, the sole survivor of the alien invasion must find a way to fight back.
- She recounted the harrowing experience of being the sole survivor of the natural disaster.
- The story centers on the sole survivor of a mysterious epidemic that wiped out the town.
- After weeks lost in the wilderness, he was found to be the sole survivor of the hiking group.