stand alone

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stand alone — idiom

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

1.idiom
Definition

To be independent or not connected to other things.

Example

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.idiom
Definition

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

Example

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.