How to Use estrange in a Sentence

estrange

verb

• We’ve been estranged for a while.
  — Jesse Eisenberg, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
• Brad has been estranged from his children for years.
  — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 9 Aug. 2025
• Brooke was estranged from her father at the time of his death.
  — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
• Some may have moms who have died, or are estranged from their mothers.
  — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
• Both of his sons have since died and his wife, Ruth, is estranged.
  — Katie Benner, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2018
• Brooke was estranged from her father in the later years of his life.
  — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• Brooke was estranged from her father in the later years of his life.
  — Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
• None of it is my choice, but those estranged shall not be rewarded.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
• My husband has been estranged from this daughter for over two years.
  — Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times, 19 May 2017
• My husband has been estranged from this daughter for more than two years.
  — Carolyn Hax, Philly.com, 19 May 2017
• Kyle was estranged from his family, but has since claimed that is no longer the case.
  — Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 28 Sep. 2019
• The girl, who is estranged from her mother, has since been placed in a foster home.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 9 Nov. 2023
• Mary lost rights to her four children, who were estranged from their mother for decades.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
• Walton, who’d come out at 30 years old, was estranged from some of his.
  — Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 10 Oct. 2025
• She's long been estranged from him, and plans to spend the weekend getting ready to sell the house.
  — Katie Walsh, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
• The main characters are estranged from each other for most of it.
  — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
• Nicholson and Tessa have been estranged for much of her life.
  — Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
• Patrick and Nancy had been estranged around the time of the latter’s death.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
• The brother said he's been estranged from Kazmierczak for the past four years.
  — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• The world seems almost designed to estrange us from ourselves.
  — John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
• Are Sam and Charlie still estranged?
  — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
• My father has been abusive to me my whole life, and I’ve been estranged from him for years.
  — Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
• Kevin and Sara’s bond is keeping them glued to their phones, and estranging them from the world.
  — Hazlitt, 19 July 2023
• Brooklyn, meanwhile, has been estranged from them for roughly three years.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
• My mother and her sister have been estranged for years, but none of us really knows why.
  — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
• The reunion was a landmark moment for the pair, who have been estranged in recent years.
  — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
• Danvers and Rambeau, her estranged niece, aren’t on the best terms at the moment.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2023
• She and Hulk were estranged before his death Brooke was estranged from her dad for years.
  — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
• Harry and the King, 76, have been estranged for more than 18 months.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
• The truth is that they were estranged—but not until the early 1900s.
  — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023