Definition of INSULARISM

Examples of insular in a Sentence

the insular world of boarding schools an insular community that is not receptive of new ideas, especially from outsiders

Recent Examples on the Web Ultra-Orthodox leaders have used their considerable political leverage to help maintain the community’s insular lifestyle with government grants, feeding secular complaints that the haredim are a burden to the collective. — Time, "After Ignoring Warnings, Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Communities Hit by Coronavirus," 3 Apr. 2020 That raises the possibility of a pandemic overwhelming an insular space, putting everyone — guards, health staff and other inmates — at risk. — Otis R. Taylor Jr., SFChronicle.com, "Coronavirus outbreak behind bars: Advocates fear inmates will hide symptoms," 23 Mar. 2020 Swedish Enterprise Minister Ibrahim Baylan has warned against countries becoming more insular and detached from the world. — NBC News, "Coronavirus: Ventilator rush faces regulatory and logistical obstacles," 17 Mar. 2020 Sun Bears are reclusive and live an insular life in the dense lowland forests of Southeast Asia. — Fox News, "10 different kinds of bear: Everything you need to know about the huge mammals," 10 Mar. 2020 The civic norm of universal service has given way to an isolated, and insular, all-volunteer force. — Dwight Stirling, The Conversation, "Trump treats the military as his own – and the troops could suffer," 2 Mar. 2020 Some in the insular ultraorthodox community said members weren’t defying public orders, but rather learning belatedly how much of a threat the virus poses. — Dov Lieber, WSJ, "Israel Fights Coronavirus Spread Among Ultra-Orthodox Jews," 30 Mar. 2020 An insular community, the church frowned on relationships with outsiders, Guerra said. — Washington Post, "Ex-La Luz del Mundo members find community on Reddit," 6 Mar. 2020 As was common to music writing at the beginning of the blog era, social context often took a backseat to erudite illumination of musical points of reference and connectivity; insular is one word to describe it. — Ross Scarano, Billboard, "What's the Place of Morality in Music Criticism?," 6 May 2019

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