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  • noun Plural form of loner.

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Examples

  • These individuals are all characterized as loners, angry, frustrated, paranoid or delusional.

    Rampage Killings: Who, When, & Where 2007

  • Close friends Matthew Swift, 18, and his friend Ross McKnight, 16, were described as loners who idolised the US killers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who in 1999 murdered 12 students and one teacher and injured 21 others before taking their own lives.

    Top stories from Times Online 2009

  • Almost by definition we think of "loners" and even eccentrics as men, yet even those men deemed sociable are often quite friendless; many have "mates" -- usually associated with work or sports contacts -- mates who are good for fishing or watching sports with, whilst remaining devoid of anyone with whom they can share more intimately with.

    Anne Naylor: Banish Loneliness With the 4 L's 2010

  • Almost by definition we think of "loners" and even eccentrics as men, yet even those men deemed sociable are often quite friendless; many have "mates" -- usually associated with work or sports contacts -- mates who are good for fishing or watching sports with, whilst remaining devoid of anyone with whom they can share more intimately with.

    Anne Naylor: Banish Loneliness With the 4 L's 2010

  • Our military should do more physc screeningperiodically to include views on religion and the extent they are involved and other variables such as loners etc. to help us single out the "Jihad Joes"

    Is our military too 'P.C.'? 2009

  • FBI officials had once depicted the hijackers as "loners" who stayed out of sight.

    Failure To Communicate 2008

  • As the relative "loners" of the Amazons (and/or not quite right in the head), they were more prone to negative feelings than those in the thick of enlightened "modern" (well, still incredibly old, but post-tribal, anyway) Amazon civilization.

    Questions about comics I just read (may contain spoilers) | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

  • Fact is that there are "loners" and disturbed people among us every day.

    and other living things 2007

  • Some skinhead got caught on video selling a trunk full of weapons to what looked like a pair of high school kids, and coincidentally two kids at a nearby high school who were described as "loners" just went missing, with one of their blogs leaving an ominour message.

    Hanlon's Razor 2009

  • The purpose of the website is to meet friends "loners" like them.

    Digital Point Forums 2009

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