alienated

Example Sentences

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The flip side of his enormous intellect, say critics, is a towering arrogance that alienated many over the years.

From The Wall Street Journal

That builds camaraderie among team members but leaves these traders alienated and in vicious competition with others, even those at their own firms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms. Ono sings, at MSG, “Don’t Worry Kyoko,” which was one of those numbers that alienated Beatles fans, who thought it noisy.

From The Wall Street Journal

But broadening the statement last month to reflect hawks’ concerns would have alienated doves, leaving Powell to deliver the message.

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It was one of the fringe benefits of living for so many years essentially alienated from the world around him: He could easily believe that he was right and the world was wrong.

From Literature