alienate

She steered clear of politics, saying she didn't want to alienate half her audience.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

His buffoonish bravado and frequent failures alienate everyone who is not completely in his camp.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

A point they do argue — that picking on billionaires will alienate them, push them out of California and tank the state’s budget — is at least plausible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

“If they change, they alienate the loyal customers,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

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

Mr. Reid is an engaging leading man, and Rapp either charms or alienates everyone he meets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

What’s constantly baffling is how much affection Holmes has for her repugnant husband, no matter how much he twists stories or alienates the film crew.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

He’s not especially skilled, and nature alienates him at first.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024

Mr Jordan and his team will have to try to find ways to cajole or coerce his opponents into yielding while not doing so in a way that alienates his current crop of supporters.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2023

“These are just rumors and gossip. The proverbs say ‘He who harps on a matter alienates his friend.’

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen

The British tabloid the Daily Mail reported that Guilfoyle had alienated staff with questionable behavior.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Granted, neither Gallego nor Murphy have alienated their constituencies with these ideas, but it’s a far cry from their personas when they were first elected.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

With a few posts, they alienated the very supporters who championed them as living proof of redemption.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

She went on to be the UN rights chief, a sensitive role in which she alienated some countries, especially China, which mauled her for reporting on Beijing's alleged abuses of the country's Uyghur minority group.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Vincent misses Theo, but he feels alienated from him.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Their crippling codependence is alienating, as if there really were only one of them.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

“He is not afraid of alienating powerful people,” Tusk said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

In 1977, she became a crossover pop sensation, but instead of alienating her base, she grew her audience.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

But the move risks alienating customers who already may be grumbling about the complex array of ticket options when it comes time to book a flight.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Though Fischer was alienating some people, such as Jack and Ethel Collins, who’d been virtual grandparents to him, he did remain close to his mother, as their ongoing correspondence at the time indicates.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady