How to Use isolation in a Sentence
isolation
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For some, that sense of isolation would not lift in the days ahead.
—Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
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The idea that isolation can be weaponized?
—Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
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But psychedelics do not work in isolation.
—Dimitri Mugianis, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
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Of course, isolation isn’t an end state.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
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This did not emerge in isolation.
—Angela Chitkara, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
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That isolation is where risk grows.
—Jewel Photopolus, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
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Your brain didn't evolve in isolation.
—Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
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How many can switch onto smalls with ease and hold up in isolation?
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2021
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For some, the sense of social of isolation was too much to bear.
—Roberta Brown, Vogue, 2 May 2018
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Stocks don't move in isolation.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
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During that isolation my body turned back to the prison.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
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No one thing in isolation seems to explain it.
—Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026
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The study also showed that present-day isolation rates vary by age.
—Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
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The tour will provide a stipend to pay for the costs of his self-isolation.
—Bloomberg.com, 23 June 2020
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As the weeks and then months of isolation piled up, the whales beckoned.
—Jill Bialosky, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
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That said, no single food in isolation can make or break your state of health.
—Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping, 17 Dec. 2018
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Clever enough, but the fact is, many people do put on pounds in isolation.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Aug. 2021
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In a world like this, there is no such thing as isolation, no death that is an ending.
—Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
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In that, the isolation is a monster.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
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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
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The appeal is not isolation, but ease.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
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Gas prices can be high and there’s an isolation many people don’t count on, with no friends around.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2024
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At first, the isolation feels like freedom.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
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If a patient is in isolation, the dog stays outside the room.
—Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
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Close to a third lose their job, and the social isolation can be profound.
—April Dembosky, NPR, 22 July 2025
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This can lead to stress and feelings of isolation for some people.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 27 Aug. 2025
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One of the hardest parts of being a stay-at-home dad has been the isolation.
—Shannon Carpenter, CNN, 20 June 2021
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To end the pandemic and nine months of isolation and tragedy.
—Erin Prater, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2022
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The episode transports you right back to the paranoia of the first weeks of isolation.
—Iana Murray, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2021
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The question of Biden’s age does not come in isolation, of course.
—Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
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