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adjective

individual

CEFR B1

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

In a sentence

Six example sentences with individual, each labelled with its topic.

  • The therapist tracks individual progress rather than group averages, since two clients rarely improve at the same rate.

    Psychology

  • Coaches film every practice so each player can review individual footwork instead of guessing from the team's box score.

    Basketball

  • The essay asks whether an individual conscience can outweigh a rule that an entire community has agreed to keep.

    Philosophy

  • The survey follows individual households for a decade, which reveals patterns that regional averages smooth away.

    Economics

  • An individual investor with a small account pays the same trading fee as a fund moving millions.

    Finance

  • The chef bakes individual tarts rather than one large one, so every guest gets a crisp edge of pastry.

    Cooking

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