isolating

Example Sentences

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The internet’s vast expanse, once seen as welcoming, is horrifically isolating.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

The work is exacting, isolating, high-pressure—and often takes a steep toll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

It’s bull’s-eye-accurate about how isolating it is to lose a parent earlier than your peers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

By paying traders in the market the last traded price of their position before Khamenei’s death, “we’re isolating the death component,” Lopes Lara says.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

In the late 1930s, Beadle and Tatum reasoned that isolating the actual eye pigment of a fruit fly might solve the riddle of gene action.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee