alienating

Example Sentences

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Alienating people, even loyalists who hope he’ll return to old form, has always been part of Ye’s cost of doing business, but now it is threatening to become his core achievement.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Alienating the government of Myanmar will not change anything at all.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2017

Alienating Muslim allies, scapegoating Muslim citizens and resigning ourselves to a global religious conflict would grant the terrorists a victory without a battle.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2016

Alienating a large group of citizens is never an effective strategy.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2015

Alienating his core audience is one thing; alienating a studio is another.

From Time Magazine Archive