How to Use alienate in a Sentence

alienate

verb

• The question is whether TikTok’s efforts will alienate its core user base.
  — Louise Matsakis, Wired, 12 Nov. 2021
• His rejection of the standard props of realist fiction will alienate some.
  — Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2021
• The move alienated far-right and far-left factions, uniting them in opposition.
  — Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
• Until regulations are in place, Elizabeth says her goal is to figure out how to include more people in the movement, rather than alienate them.
  — Olivia Muenter, refinery29.com, 1 Dec. 2021
• Megalomania both alienates him from humanity and pushes him inland.
  — Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 4 Dec. 2024
• Growing worries over Harris’ political stature are colliding with concerns that any move to sideline her would alienate voters the party needs.
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2021
• Mao’s generals, faces no obvious rivals, but a bid to say in power has the potential to alienate younger party figures who might see their chances for promotion diminished.
  — Fox News, 11 Nov. 2021
• Licata feared the personalized attack would alienate council colleagues.
  — Andrew Schwartz, The New Republic, 3 Dec. 2021
• Use your authentic voice in conversations and avoid overly templated messages, which are likely to instantly alienate your audience.
  — Will Van Der Sanden, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
• Republicans’ caution, in turn, reflected a determination not to alienate these voters.
  — Sean Sullivan and Seung Min Kim, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Dec. 2021
• He is alienated, set apart from the rest of the world by his own making.
  — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2024
• The beer brand ended up alienating all parties in the process.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
• Reports on Wednesday were that the Dodgers feel the same way, not wanting to alienate some or most of the fan base.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
• Ankara could no longer afford to alienate rich Gulf states.
  — Jomana Karadsheh and Eoin McSweeney, CNN, 14 Feb. 2022
• So for an artist to come out and talk conscious, you’ll get alienated.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
• From the start of her career, Sweet embraced a brand of politics that aimed to alienate no one.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
• The most likely outcome will simply be to alienate her from you.
  — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021
• A lot of people think my big goal is to alienate people and to give them a big middle finger.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
• That would alienate even more people who can’t afford to pay $50 a night to pitch a tent on public lands.
  — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2022
• But the last thing any leader wants to do is alienate those who hold the power of rescue in this make-or-break moment.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
• This is not a show afraid to alienate its audience or push past their comfort zone.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
• The party that is judged to be the aggressor could alienate fence sitters that view the war from a moral perspective.
  — Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
• There’s no way to grow by a factor of five, of course, without alienating some loyal diehards.
  — Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
• Any new path brings some members on board but alienates others.
  — Tim Hanrahan, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2023
• Someone who is in love with her daughter and alienated from her.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
• Likely not finding its way to that resume: alienating most of the teachers in the building.
  — James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
• The kiss appeared to give in to these fan demands while alienating a different part of the fandom who felt the kiss didn’t make any sense.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Jan. 2024
• China, the world’s second largest economy, may be too big to alienate now.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
• The ending to this story doesn’t have to feel so inevitable, like this slow, alienating death march toward ...
  — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023
• The history is harsh but Williams foregrounds a structure that doesn’t alienate.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 26 Dec 2024