alienating

Example Sentences

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Still, executives don’t want to cut returns at the risk of alienating shoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Financial planners who brush off crypto and reject it outright risk alienating these potential clients.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Whether that objective is achievable, and without permanently alienating its neighbours, remains the unanswered question.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

But those instances were matched by unvarnished comments that appeared genuine, and risked alienating some of his base.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

If I preached unity, I must act like a unifier, even at the risk of perhaps alienating some of my own colleagues.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela