in isolation

Example Sentences

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There, among the seamstresses in training, Duncan met other welfare mothers, equally desperate, and recognized the stinginess, indifference and bureaucratic aggravations she’d been suffering in isolation were part of a larger system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The effect of a mutation cannot always be understood in isolation.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

In the Netherlands, Radboud University Hospital said Friday it had admitted a patient with a "low suspicion" of Ebola and had put him in isolation pending the result of diagnostic tests.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

He said conservation had often treated habitats in isolation, separating rivers, land, and marine environments.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Wasn’t the mom with cancer supposed to be home, in isolation, immunocompromised?

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman