isolation

On the bouncing folk-rock number “Liberty Tree,” which again mentions Bobby, she sings, “I was alone with my thoughts / In an outline of chalk,” illustrating how isolation can feel like death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Long space missions can force small crews to endure isolation, cramped living conditions, and intense psychological pressure for months at a time.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

Another encouraging sign: The S&P 500 isn’t moving higher in isolation.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

After switching several high schools, enduring Covid isolation during her college years and moving across the country following her first heartbreak, Isa found herself forced to adjust to living alone with no close friends.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Finally, there were the relentless insects, the unsettling sense of isolation, and the ever-taxing terrain.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

File on 4 Investigates the use of internal isolations in secondary schools in England and hears from parents and students who say such techniques are affecting their mental health.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Shayewitz drew up all kinds of plays for Wells, isolations and post-ups and everything in between.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023

One is designed to maximize space for Harden to operate pick-and-rolls or create offense out of isolations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023

Because they spent their early teenage years internalizing Spears’s dancing on MTV, the Madrids, who are known for their narrative choreography and staccato isolations, consider themselves “natural extensions of her and her work.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

Single file is the invariable rule in all these mountain excursions, and after a time the isolations of this mode of travelling adds to its wearisomeness.

From An American Girl Abroad by Adeline Trafton