estrange

Example Sentences

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"Children who choose to estrange themselves aren't making a little decision on a whim," explained Joshua Stein, a researcher who tracks online trends, especially those that intersect with psychology and bioethics.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2024

I’m truly fearful he’ll get the idea that you estrange from a family member as easily as you throw away a napkin.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2021

I would be extremely surprised if your weird in-laws decide to permanently estrange themselves from your granddaughter over this, but odder things have happened.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2019

Hval’s aim seems not to offend but to estrange, creating distance between herself and the listener; her narrators are unreliable but fascinating.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 15, 2015

You are still in the dark as to what means she employed to estrange poor little Lucy Warner from you.”

From Marjorie Dean High School Senior by Chase, Josephine