lone figure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofloneandfigure
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lone
adjective[before noun]
uk/ləʊn/us/loʊn/
alone:
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figure
noun[C]
uk/ˈfɪɡ.ər/us/ˈfɪɡ.jɚ/
the symbol for a number or an amount expressed ...
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(Definition ofloneandfigurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoflone figure
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He peered into a couple of rooms and then finally saw alonefigurewith his back to the door, hunched over a table.
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We should not imagine that he is alonefigure.
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He is alonefigurewith no responsible persons around him at all.
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She will be an integral part of the public health service and no longer a somewhatlonefigurein the campaign against maternal mortality.
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Other poles have no vertical arrangement at all, consisting of alonefigureatop an undecorated column.
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Charon is presented at the right side of the canvas as alonefigurewith a shroud.
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And alonefigurewalks outside.
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Homer's version, with its circling sharks, broken mast,lonefigure, looming water spout, and open sea give a sense of abandonment.
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The lyrics are surreal and the guitar gives the impression of alonefigure, constantly looking over his shoulder for things that creep and go bump in the night.
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The lone figure's total isolation from the outside world is a dramatic and desperate moment.
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The video shows two guys stumble upon a seemingly deserted hotel, which plays host to a number of lone figures dancing.
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