isolated
adjective
iso·lat·ed
ˈī-sə-ˌlā-təd 
also ˈi-
Examples of isolated in a Sentence
The town remains a very isolated community.
The camp is located in an isolated area.
The arrest was an isolated incident in his youth.
a few isolated cases of vandalism
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Creating an isolated pulse, this brief was far from trivial.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Local news, which would become its primary franchise, was secondary to informing isolated Idahoans on the latest from the battlefields and the East and the West coasts.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
Origins The Lumbee Tribe says it is made up of survivors of multiple eastern tribal nations who settled in a geographically isolated area of North Carolina while Native Americans were being driven to the West, according to the tribe's website.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Howard’s experience isn’t an isolated one.
—Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Local news, which would become its primary franchise, was secondary to informing isolated Idahoans on the latest from the battlefields and the East and the West coasts.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
Origins The Lumbee Tribe says it is made up of survivors of multiple eastern tribal nations who settled in a geographically isolated area of North Carolina while Native Americans were being driven to the West, according to the tribe's website.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Howard’s experience isn’t an isolated one.
—Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for isolated
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“Isolated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/isolated. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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