estrange

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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

I’m truly fearful he’ll get the idea that you estrange from a family member as easily as you throw away a napkin.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2021

I would be extremely surprised if your weird in-laws decide to permanently estrange themselves from your granddaughter over this, but odder things have happened.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2019

In his color work, he sometimes accepted ambient blurs of motion to emphasize, and estrange, the stillness of a certain subject amid a street’s commotion.

From The New Yorker • May 6, 2019

It strikes me, my dear, that you are doing your best to estrange your husband from you—if you speak to him as you are speaking now.

From The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry