Below you will find example sentences with "sole survivor". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Sole Survivor in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: sole
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.2 words

Words in this phrase

sole survivor

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • sole can mean: Only. Frequent word
  • survivor can mean: One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and the sole survivor title helped 1× as the sole survivor he crawled 1× as the sole survivor of a 1× at the sole survivor while running 1× become the sole survivor 1× being the sole survivor of a 1× for a sole survivor but it 1× identity the sole survivor can choose 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an 11 year 1× aras abid had 1× arran was the 1× as the sole 1× but whyte is 1× during the season 1×

Common sentence endings:

a tragic shipwreck 1× and creepy manner 1× by her castmates 1× carry the team 1× choose his fate 1× community in 1988 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

city 3× family 2× attack 2× dead 2× trying 2× become 2× shipwreck 2× system 2× off 2× near 2× season 2× perseverance 2×

Related phrases

sole purpose sole director sole source sole proprietorship sole reason

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around sole:

sole purpose 10× sole director 8× sole source 5× sole proprietorship 4× sole reason 4×

Just before it in the phrase index:

sole source sole reason sole purpose sole proprietorship sole director soldier field

Just after it in the phrase index:

solely responsible solid waste solo album solo career solo home solo homer

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

sole purpose sole director sole source sole proprietorship sole reason

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "sole survivor" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and the sole survivor title helped, as the sole survivor he crawled, city, family and attack stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with sole purpose, sole director, sole source, sole purpose, sole director and sole source, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with sole survivor

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Arran was the sole survivor of the head-on smash which happened near Tebay Services. (15 words)

It’s an intriguing group with another person from Canada trying to become the Sole Survivor. (16 words)

As the sole survivor, he crawled his way out of the city among the dead bodies of his countrymen. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

To make the most of this combat system, Bethesda has added several challenging enemies in who can bring a world of pain to the Sole Survivor if they're not ready to deal with the might of the Commonwealth's toughest foes. (42 words)

Aras Abid had every reason to want Saddam Hussein out of power after he was the sole survivor from his 12-member family from a gas attack ordered by the dictator on his Kurdish community in 1988. (37 words)

An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was rescued overnight after three days at sea as the sole survivor of a shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa island, a rescue charity said on Wednesday. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

Aras Abid had every reason to want Saddam Hussein out of power after he was the sole survivor from his 12-member family from a gas attack ordered by the dictator on his Kurdish community in 1988.

As the sole survivor, he crawled his way out of the city among the dead bodies of his countrymen.

Feral Ghouls have never been more terrifying, outright throwing themselves at the Sole Survivor while running in a haphazard and creepy manner.

Grace is the sole survivor of her whacked-out father's wildly misguided religious cult that committed mass suicide many years earlier.

It’s an intriguing group with another person from Canada trying to become the Sole Survivor.

Shy Pi (Abeysekera), hiding under a hospital bed in Mexico, tells investigators how his childhood in Pondicherry, India, led to him being the sole survivor of a tragic shipwreck.

This leaves the trio down two as one teammate was already dead, making the sole survivor carry the team.

To make the most of this combat system, Bethesda has added several challenging enemies in who can bring a world of pain to the Sole Survivor if they're not ready to deal with the might of the Commonwealth's toughest foes.

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An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was rescued overnight after three days at sea as the sole survivor of a shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa island, a rescue charity said on Wednesday.

Arran was the sole survivor of the head-on smash which happened near Tebay Services.

During the season finale in May, one of the castaways will follow in season 45 winner ‘ footsteps and become the new Sole Survivor.

She was the sole survivor of an Israeli attack on a mosque on Feb. 2, that also destroyed the home where she and her extended family were staying.

Still, Jake's perseverance in trying to make moves that would be worthy of the game and the Sole Survivor title helped him reach the finals.

The Sole Survivor might hit it off with him since he was technically around when the bombs fell, but he's not the best to have in battle.

This type of perseverance is a great fit for a sole Survivor, but it seems Cassidy was mostly disliked by her castmates.

While serving in the U.S. Navy, Bill Randa (Anders Holm) is the sole survivor of the USS Lawton, which sank near the Philippines in 1943.

But Whyte is a fighting man and he wanted to meet Povetkin, the last fighting product left from the Soviet regime, the sole survivor of a system so revered and hated.

In addition, the city of Waterbury, located in the much more urbanized eastern part of Connecticut, was where audiences visited the house of the sole survivor of the first film, Alice Hardy.

It's the eyes and the ears of the Institute in Diamond City, and when he eventually gets caught for his identity, the Sole Survivor can choose his fate.

She was the sole survivor of both the Despres and Perry families, including her husband, Robert J. Perry, who predeceased her on Jan.

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