James C. Maxwell

Every existence above a certain rank has its singular points; the higher the rank the more of them. At these points, influences whose physical magnitude is too small to be taken account of by a finite being may produce results of the greatest importance.

Scottish Mathematician

John Milius

I became a loner. I became a mountain man. A lot of those things are very good qualities and they help you do your work, help you be singular and keep the artistic integrity of your work intact, but they don't make it very easy to live your life.

American Director

Nicole Byer

I think we go through the world feeling alone and singular, and you forget that your one story is probably the same as millions of people's stories. Maybe with different specifics. But a lot of people experience the same things.

American Comedian

Emily Thornberry

Help to Work' always felt like a singularly inappropriate name for a scheme which had the express intention of 'stepping up the pressure' on the long-term unemployed, rather than actually helping them into work.

British Politician

Enda Kenny

I think - whether it's music, literature, sport, art, whatever you want - there's nobody who can stop us if we only apply ourselves with the singular objective of being the best in the world.

Irish Politician

Jeff Duncan

I have run across characters in my political career that have that singular focus of being someone, being in a position of power.

American Politician

Joan Didion

To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves - there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.

American Author

Jose Ferreira

Venture capitalists certainly create value for themselves, but they also singularly create value for the rest of the world.

American Businessman

Nicole Krauss

To me, this is the singular privilege of reading literature: we are allowed to step into another's life.

Goldust

Goldust is a singular character. I don't need to be put with anybody.

American Wrestler

The word 'singular' in this sense is less common in everyday language, but more in written works.

Uncommon Usage

'Singular' can stress the special nature of something, indicating it stands alone.

Emphasize Uniqueness

Use 'singular' sparingly to maintain its impact when describing something truly unique.

Avoid Overuse

'Singular' implies a positive judgment when describing someone's abilities or achievements.

Positive Connotation

Use 'singular' to subtly imply that something isn't just good—it's exceptionally so.

Nuanced Praise

Beware of overusing 'singular' in praise; it can sound hyperbolic if applied too broadly.

Hyperbolic Risk

'Singular' in grammar means the word refers to just one person, place, or thing.

One Entity

Understanding 'singular' helps identify when to use it versus its plural counterpart.

Contrast with Plural

Remember that singular subjects in a sentence should be matched with singular verbs.

Singular Subjects

 life have always proven to be the most rewarding for me the things that excite me the most right now is is this new kind of film making these movies that are made by one person and they're one person's perspective sharing a singular idea and that's exciting to me because it's something that has never existed before and I think that most people

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 ocean the killer whale is the most broadly distributed mammal in the world apart from us near shore off shore polar or tropical they occupy a singular position in the food web without concern of predation themselves fish seals penguins sharks great whales heck They ve been known to eat moose killer whales

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 The truth is, we don't know if this woman's husband is having an affair, or why their sex life changed two years ago, or what those late-night phone calls are really about. And it might be that because of her history, she's writing a singular story of betrayal, but there's probably something else

How changing your story...

 she had a special easel attached to her bed so she could practice painting techniques. When she set to work, she began to paint the world according to her own singular vision. Over the course of her life, she would establish herself as the creator and muse behind extraordinary art.

Frida Kahlo: The woman...

 The real hum is love-specific. The hum is the electricity that comes from being excited by life. The real hum is confidence and peace. The real hum ignores the stare of history, and the balls in the air, and the expectation, and the pressure. The real hum is singular and original.

My year of saying yes to...

 According to this theory, all matter in the universe was once a singular, infinitely dense particle. In a sense, our piece of the universe was once at the center. But this theory eliminates the whole idea of a center since there can't be a center to an infinite universe.

Is there a center of the...

 people passionate about this idea of a trained, disciplined, cultivated memory, is at this totally singular memory contest. It's actually not that singular, there are contests held all over the world. And I was fascinated, I wanted to know how do these guys do it.

Feats of memory anyone...

 her first week of life when she mates with up to 20 drones or male bees if the Queen wants to lay a male egg she will not release any spermatozoa as the egg leaves the ovaries and drones have a singular job that job is to mate

How Do Honeybees Get...

 The cruelty of his punishment lies in its singular futility, but Camus argues all of humanity is in the same position. And only when we accept the meaninglessness of our lives can we face the absurd with our heads held high.

Is life meaningless? And...

 now that we had easy access to the open bush hunting lessons were a major part of everyday some of the targets though were singularly inappropriate lizards

Singular

Only one; not one of several.

Often appears as...

Exceptionally good or unique.

Often appears as...

Usage tips

In grammar, the form of a word that's used when referring to one person or thing.

Often appears as...

Usage tips

Uncommon Usage

Emphasize Uniqueness

Avoid Overuse

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