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I am a single vs I am single

Both phrases are correct, but they're used in different contexts. 'I am single' is the more common, natural way to express that someone isn't in a relationship. On the other hand, 'I am a single' could be used in a specific context where 'single' is being used as a noun, such as in a sentence like 'I am a single person.'

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I am a single

This phrase is correct when 'single' is used as a noun, such as 'I am a single person.'

Use 'I am a single' when 'single' is being used as a noun to refer to a single person or thing.

Examples:

I am a single person looking for a roommate.
She is a single mother raising two children.
He is a single man who enjoys traveling alone.

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I am a single mother, and I will not allow you to reject my child.
I am a single human being hanging out with my friends.
And... I am a single mother, And I lost O'Malley...
Will, I am a single mom working two jobs, And I have to tell you, I have been burned before By guys with baggage and messy, emotional attachments.
I may be a dad, but I am a single dad.
I am a singles champion of hopscotch.
We don't know who I am as a single, dating person.
I am detecting a single life sign in the Ketha Province.
And, as of about some time ago, I am officially a single man.
I am OK with a single.
I am a working single mother, Veronica.
But I am a strong single lady.
If you think I am giving you a single penny...
No fix on Data, but I am picking up a single life form on the surface.
That's why I am always irritated like a single woman.
For you it's easy. I am incapable of moving a single finger.
After listening to you yesterday, I am disappointed that not a single reference was made to the social Europe.
it's not really working, for I am a single-celled organization.
I am not aware of a single Member State in the European Union that does not have a regulation with regard to thresholds for the funding of political parties.
Am I not permitted a single moment without mourning?

Alternatives:

I am single
I am not in a relationship
I am not married

I am single

This phrase is the more common and natural way to express that someone is not in a relationship.

Use 'I am single' to simply state that you are not in a relationship or not married.

Examples:

I am single and enjoying my independence.
Are you single or in a relationship?
She has been single for a year now.

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Fiona, I am single by choice.
I can join, because I am single and in the city.
I am single because, apparently, the only good men are fictional.
I'm 39 and I am single.
Enough about my unbelievable magnetism, except to say to the ladies that I am single and available for one night only, tonight.
and, believe or not, I am single.
This teenybopper Hillary says, "I am single, baby."
The point is, I am single, by my own choosing, so...
Well, I'm happy that you're all in relationships while I am single and alone.
And now I'm this age and I am single again.
I am single and leave no doubt.
I am single and likely to stay single, but that I am lonely and likely to stay lonely.

Alternatives:

I am not in a relationship
I am not married
I am not attached

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