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
  • The truth is that people don’t heal or grow in isolation.
    Myisha Battle, TIME, 30 May 2024
  • But at the same time, the character is in isolation, right?
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2023
  • Such a war could not be fought by Iran and Israel in isolation.
    Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Those are all things that in isolation are good bits of advice.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
  • So many of the stresses and strains of life in isolation will be amplified.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2024
  • 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
  • Moody got to the line to open the second half then hit a pull-up jumper, getting his defender to stumble on a drive in isolation.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Most of us watch movies in isolation, which Zemeckis sees as a huge problem.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Sharing with others can break the stigma and shame that can come with carrying grief in isolation.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 24 July 2024
  • 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
  • When discovered in isolation, eggs and eggshells can be tricky to link to a particular species.
    Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Both made a number of difficult jump shots in isolation.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • For instance, if addiction is playing a role in isolation, the patient will need treatment for that first.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • Preferences do not develop in isolation of consistent marketing and promotion, and the NWSL is reaping the benefits of these efforts.
    Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024

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