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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alone define" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express the idea that something can define itself without external influence, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The concept of freedom cannot alone define the complexities of human experience."
Alternatives: "solely define" or "only define".
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It's more like something in the air, something that is hard to label, let alone define.
Mr Clinton has yet to rally popular support for freer trade, let alone define America's agenda.
Instead Sade has hung back, letting the songs alone define her.
This was Messi's 100th European game; he has scored 78 goals, as if goals alone define his genius.
Prejudices and idiosyncrasies do not alone define roles in this play; it is far too intelligent for that.
The structure of the federal venue provisions confirms that they alone define whether venue exists in a given forum.
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The acronym alone defines a generation.
"The South Carolina House of Representatives alone defines what meets the constitutional threshold of serious misconduct in office".
The report's biggest flaw is its assumption that poverty alone defines the problems of the low-income school.
But the pleasure is in seeing how he alone defines Chanel, and fashion, in 2013.
Race alone defines them and race and class are regarded as the political equivalents of oil and water.
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