alienate

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

“At times like this you can see a glut of genre movies made by people who have no idea what they’re doing, and that can alienate audiences.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

On “The View,” he was calm, self-deprecating at times and careful not to alienate outright.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026

In doing so, he struck a delicate balance, as he had to shift production in a way that didn’t alienate Chinese consumers or cede market share to domestic Chinese competitors.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 21, 2026

I did not want to alienate him but I was not going to cringe.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The more people dislike him, the more loudly announces he’s actually a deeply moral person, which is an obnoxious and off-putting lie that alienates people more.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

She alienates Bonnie and the whole team with bloated speeches, anti-mediocrity platitudes, bursts of temper and displays of ingratitude.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2023

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

One focus is to have A.I. models aid new volunteers, say, with step-by-step chatbot instructions as they begin working on new articles, a process that involves many rules and protocols and often alienates Wikipedia’s newcomers.

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 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

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

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 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

Having alienated even his most obsequious dependents, Nero fled the city and killed himself in A.D.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

Thus the students already at risk, already suffering, have become suspects, linked in various thoughtless ways to mass murder and—consequently—more alienated than before.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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

In a time when teen life is subsumed by alienating digital technology and an understandable risk-aversion, “Nimrods” takes the yearnings of its young punks seriously.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Cracker Barrel must decide between appealing to its most loyal diners or potentially alienating them by breaking from its roots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

"They're alienating a hell of a lot of people who are athletics fans and potential stalwarts within the sport."

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Copernicus’s disciple Rheticus, in the first published account of the Copernican theory, held back any reference to heliocentrism for as long as he possibly could, for fear of alienating his readers.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton