estrange
Example Sentences
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"Children who choose to estrange themselves aren't making a little decision on a whim," explained Joshua Stein, a researcher who tracks online trends, especially those that intersect with psychology and bioethics.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2024
Another reason I spend more time advising those who estrange vs. those who have been estranged?
From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2022
But maybe, Shin would have us believe, there’s a way to get past the limitations of our perspectives, to subvert our own framing devices via art’s ability to estrange and transubstantiate.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2020
Thank goodness they’re not living with you anymore, and you don’t want to have a falling out that would estrange you from your nephew.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2015
I resolved to break their engagement and first endeavor to estrange him—from your friendship.
From An Oregon Girl A Tale of American Life in the New West by Rice, Alfred Ernest
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.