How to Use isolated in a Sentence

isolated

adjective
  • The camp is located in an isolated area.
  • The arrest was an isolated incident in his youth.
  • The town remains a very isolated community.
  • Make sure the movement stays isolated to the hip, not moving the spine.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • But people who still have a fever should stay isolated for at least a day after the fever ends.
    Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
  • There was still a chance that these plumes could be erupting from a smaller, more isolated sea.
    WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The Mother has been living off the grid, in an isolated cabin in Alaska.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
  • Down in Pittsburgh, were there is the potential for the partial eclipse of 97% , the skies are trending to be a bit brighter with an isolated rain chance.
    Eric Henderson, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Gaza, an isolated enclave on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is located southwest of the landlocked West Bank.
    Hadas Gold, CNN, 5 July 2023
  • Brightline West goes through isolated deserts for most of its journey.
    Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • More isolated showers, storms, and a cold front will return to the region on Wednesday and persist through the weekend.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 July 2023
  • Meza knew the victim, the release said, and the Sheriff’s Office said the shooting was an isolated incident.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2024
  • There was always a concern that Britney would end up isolated and on her own and that’s what has happened.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 19 Aug. 2023
  • And the tone of the teacher’s conversation about whether Nala is ready to rejoin the rest of the class implies that this is not an isolated occurrence.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The point is to avoid eliminating spaces that may be dark or isolated.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Police said the murder was an isolated incident and that the public is not in danger.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Other areas to the south and west of that in north and central Alabama have a Level 1 risk and could have to deal with isolated severe storms.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 20 July 2023
  • The ban wasn’t an empty threat or an isolated incident.
    Yusuf Khan, WSJ, 1 June 2023
  • Stay away from isolated tall trees, towers or poles — lightning tends to strike taller objects.
    Al.com Staff, al, 1 July 2023
  • In an isolated wind tunnel, the team set up a fake flower with the homemade polluted-primrose scent.
    Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
  • At the same time, Mr. Orban has also become more isolated.
    Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • He was bullied at school for being overweight, had no friends, stayed isolated in his room and turned to alcohol.
    Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
  • The steady rain is over, but a low chance of isolated showers and storms will remain into Saturday morning.
    Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The longer the bombing campaign continues, the more isolated Israel — and its ally, the United States — could become as countries around the world call for a cease-fire.
    Adam Goldman, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • There could be a few isolated afternoon rain showers, maybe even a snow shower.
    Molly Robey, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The primates, which dwell in the interior of Uganda’s Kibale National Park, are far more isolated from human cities than most of the world’s chimps.
    Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The give-and-take spirit of Me Time chats helped another student feel less isolated in their mental health struggles.
    Elizabeth Svoboda, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Views of the shopping center were now blocked by trees, and the surrounding sagebrush made the area feel surprisingly isolated.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Jennie wanted to remain isolated from the changes that are happening and put blinders on.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023
  • There is a 23% chance of more isolated showers in the afternoon and evening in the Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
    Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2024

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