How to Use singleness in a Sentence

singleness

noun

• And the social stigma of singleness was designed to nudge them back in line.
  — T.l. Andrews, Quartz, 21 Dec. 2019
• Nothing else catches us up in such singleness of purpose or gives us so righteous a high.
  — Fred Niedner, Post-Tribune, 7 June 2019
• Lawrence, too, as Season 2 begins, is trying his singleness on for size.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 24 July 2017
• Since her divorce from Matt more than three years ago, Amy has embraced her singleness, become a grandmother, and found love with boyfriend Chris Marek.
  — Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2019
• Is six years of singleness unusual for a busy single parent?
  — Love Letters.com, 15 June 2020
• Will Clare be more decisive than some of her predecessors and more secure in her singleness?
  — Lisa Bonos, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2020
• Raised to be super achievers, their singleness is more sanitized.
  — Lisa Miller, The Cut, 22 Dec. 2017
• By then, Katie had tried so many different ways to make her singleness bearable that the experience wasn’t even worth remembering.
  — Good Housekeeping, 27 Aug. 2018
• His singleness of purpose afforded no time for boredom.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 26 June 2022
• Tinder’s latest ad campaign touts singleness, not settling down.
  — Washington Post, 19 June 2019
• Kylie Jenner debuted her newfound singleness at the wedding.
  — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Oct. 2019
• Her ensemble cast, most of whose members are Shaw Festival veterans, performs with a telepathic singleness of purpose.
  — Terry Teachout, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2017
• Media, tax breaks and healthcare incentives for married couples combine to communicate that singleness will be punished.
  — Shaadi Devereaux, refinery29.com, 8 Nov. 2021
• Purity culture does not permit women to solve their singleness by taking matters into their own hands and going out and getting a man (and certainly not going out and getting any other kind of romantic partner).
  — Good Housekeeping, 27 Aug. 2018
• In our early twenties, singleness was a community issue.
  — Morgan Parker, ELLE, 4 June 2022
• The stigma surrounding singleness has fluctuated considerably over time.
  — T.l. Andrews, Quartz, 21 Dec. 2019

Last Updated: 9 Aug 2024