How to Use isolation in a Sentence

isolation

noun
  • In the days that followed, Murray's greatest have come in isolation.
    Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Trying to fix global issues in isolation, with the same people in the same rooms, using the same solutions isn’t working.
    David Boynton, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Zucker was at film school in California when the pandemic took hold and froze so much of American life in isolation.
    David P. Zucker text By Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Phillips' novel manages to be both a gripping psychological thriller about the isolation of motherhood and an accurate account of the sheer drudgery.
    The Week Us, theweek, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Healing words and prayers for the sick can offer strength and help alleviate some of the loneliness and isolation that many have felt (and continue to feel) throughout the pandemic.
    Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Several venues offer free or discounted drinks, and many have planned activities for visitors who may be battling isolation in addition to the cold.
    Natasha Khullar Relph, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Social isolation is a breeding ground for loneliness, and this sudden drop in social engagement can leave one feeling disconnected and depressed.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 1 Oct. 2024
  • No time was that more evident than during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, when quarantine measures revealed the degree to which many of us live in isolation.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Our senior centers are very focused on everything from health prevention to social isolation, and with Covid pivoted in lots of different ways.
    Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 26 Jan. 2023
  • For some, that sense of isolation would not lift in the days ahead.
    Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The tour will provide a stipend to pay for the costs of his self-isolation.
    Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2020
  • He's locked up in isolation, and his life is on the line.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 5 June 2021
  • As the weeks and then months of isolation piled up, the whales beckoned.
    Jill Bialosky, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The episode transports you right back to the paranoia of the first weeks of isolation.
    Iana Murray, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2021
  • For some, the sense of social of isolation was too much to bear.
    Roberta Brown, Vogue, 2 May 2018
  • The question of Biden’s age does not come in isolation, of course.
    Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • One of the hardest parts of being a stay-at-home dad has been the isolation.
    Shannon Carpenter, CNN, 20 June 2021
  • Yes, your daughter has been alone for a long time, and the isolation takes a toll on all of us.
    Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 16 May 2020
  • This can lead to feelings of isolation in work and in life.
    Zee Clarke, Essence, 13 June 2022
  • Still, the feeling of isolation slipped over me with the water line.
    Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 26 Feb. 2018
  • Make the trip in complete isolation in a small craft, sure.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 7 May 2019
  • The reason for the resurgence: this isolation move can help add size and strength to your quads.
    Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 12 Oct. 2022
  • But Jepsen wasn’t done with the concept of growth through isolation.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 2 Aug. 2023
  • To end the pandemic and nine months of isolation and tragedy.
    Erin Prater, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2022
  • The home’s isolation wing will also be open for this tour.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 29 June 2022
  • Even in his isolation, the ex-king has shown a knack for seeking out the wrong people.
    Joshua Hammer, Town & Country, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Clever enough, but the fact is, many people do put on pounds in isolation.
    David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Aug. 2021
  • My plan was to spend ten days in silence and isolation.
    Elizabeth Gilbert, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2016
  • Her husband and son died years ago, and there had been a time when the isolation had felt bearable.
    Washington Post, 7 May 2022
  • The last thing women need right now is even more isolation.
    Valentina Zarya, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2018

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