insular

Example Sentences

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“It’s kind of an investor mind-set—you see failure everywhere all of the time, whereas maybe inside a firm you can have an insular view.”

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

And yet what’s readily apparent is that this weird, fragile, insular family is genuinely keen on folding Tommy into their lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

From a scientific perspective, warm social contact activates specialised C-tactile afferents and temperature-sensitive pathways that send signals to the insular cortex.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026

Mr. Carlsson introduces us to this insular, secretive world with the unhurried ease of a seasoned guide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Her silences were brooding, insular, and yet he felt a connection to her.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie