How to Use in isolation in a Sentence

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  • His love for the animals isn’t for the species in isolation.
    Catrin Einhorn Tristan Spinski, New York Times, 7 July 2023
  • But at the same time, the character is in isolation, right?
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2023
  • Those are all things that in isolation are good bits of advice.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Nutt reduces the face to a kind of map where each feature exists in isolation, with its own style.
    Roberta Smith, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • And, so, to look at them in isolation is pretty ridiculous.
    Brianna Herlihy, Fox News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Each is a worthwhile exercise, but each presents a language in isolation, a thought pinned to the board.
    Hasan Altaf, New York Times, 16 May 2023
  • She was placed in isolation with her mother and sister.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 20 July 2023
  • Cults thrive in isolation, and this poses a challenge for the urban cult leader.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 14 June 2023
  • Suddenly, Rice found himself in isolation — away from the crowds and the frenetic pace of touring, and alone with his thoughts, hopes and fears.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2023
  • In its most intense form, fan logic thrives in isolation.
    Jason Parham, WIRED, 29 Mar. 2024
  • But in isolation, this won’t close the gender investment gap.
    Asahi Pompey, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The new paper is one of the first to link the geometric and arithmetic sides of the program, which for decades have advanced largely in isolation from each other.
    Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The 7-year-old shepherd mix spent several weeks in isolation in a four-foot kennel in Virginia.
    Sydney Page, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Remote schooling led to kids spending countless hours in front of their screens in isolation from teachers and friends.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 12 June 2023
  • Remote schooling led to kids spending countless hours in front of their screens in isolation from teachers and friends.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 12 June 2023
  • But fortunately for us, black holes do not live in isolation.
    Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
  • These records would show whether children have been in isolation for longer than state guidelines recommend.
    María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas News, 24 July 2023
  • Even healthcare providers can draw few conclusions from a pelvic exam when used in isolation.
    Tracee Cornforth, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Sam was admitted to the intensive care unit to be stabilized—and put in isolation.
    Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Fields-Smith said while these issues are often researched in isolation, many Black families are having to face them all at the same time.
    Xueying Chang, CNN, 1 Mar. 2023
  • This is dangerous, and FAA must not view this latest omission in isolation.
    Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The two upgrades may not sound like much in isolation, but are actually game changers that fix two of the ‘buds most apparent flaws.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Human health is not something that should be considered in isolation, says Chies.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Later in the summer, his positive test for Covid-19, along with a rebound case, forced him to remain in isolation for a period.
    Natalie Andrews, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Although the baby and mother remain in isolation, the father can be seen by zoo visitors.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Even teasing out the polling effects of Trump’s two prior indictments is tricky, since these legal charges did not occur in isolation.
    Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The first offensive possession: Geronimo takes his man in isolation, spinning in the lane and getting a right-handed hook to go.
    Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Holiday times, both in parties or in isolation, can trigger that ...
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The active fronts cannot be understood in isolation from one another.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The other was a visitation with people who have lost friends and family and are aging in isolation.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024

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