stand alone

idiomPart ofalone

stand alone — idiom

1. To be independent or not connected to other things.

1.慣用語
釋義

To be independent or not connected to other things.

例句

This small company cannot stand alone in the market.

Does this chapter stand alone or is it part of a series?

2. to be clearly better than or completely separate from anything similar.

2.慣用語
釋義

to be clearly better than or completely separate from anything similar.

例句

Among the city's bookshops, Hanako's small store stands alone for its rare poetry collection.

This new phone stands alone in battery life — none of its rivals come close.