alienate

Example Sentences

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But McLaughlin did not merely alienate the judiciary; she consistently undermined the administration’s legal arguments, sabotaging lawyers’ efforts to cover up unlawful conduct by boasting about it on social media.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2026

He thinks such an approach can alienate those with families, as well as experienced older workers who "can actually work far less and achieve much more because they know what they're doing".

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

She wants to be seen as principled and reasonable without ever taking a stand that would alienate a lucrative audience segment.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

It also would all but destroy Detroit’s immediate chances, demoralize the clubhouse and likely alienate a fan base desperate to see the Tigers win their first title since 1984.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

I neither wanted to offend the secretaries nor alienate my new colleague, so I settled on what seemed to me the most prudent course of action: I declined to have any tea at all.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela