isolation
Example Sentences
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From there, authorities planned to ferry the people to shore and put them on flights home for quarantine and isolation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
She is in isolation in hospital, said health secretary Javier Padilla.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Complete isolation would be gruelling - the virus has an incubation period of up to nine weeks - and it is not clear how long people in Spain or elsewhere will be quarantined.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
There is a kind of professional politeness that demands we discuss each case in isolation so no one has to say aloud what the cumulative pattern reveals.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
The isolation of the bayou, while inconvenient, made the Warden feel safe from big-city dangers.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Western Europe - Introductory
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