How to Use in isolation in a Sentence
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His love for the animals isn’t for the species in isolation.
— Catrin Einhorn Tristan Spinski, New York Times, 7 July 2023 -
The truth is that people don’t heal or grow in isolation.
— Myisha Battle, TIME, 30 May 2024 -
But at the same time, the character is in isolation, right?
— Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2023 -
Such a war could not be fought by Iran and Israel in isolation.
— Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2024 -
Those are all things that in isolation are good bits of advice.
— Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023 -
So many of the stresses and strains of life in isolation will be amplified.
— Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2024 -
Nutt reduces the face to a kind of map where each feature exists in isolation, with its own style.
— Roberta Smith, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022 -
And, so, to look at them in isolation is pretty ridiculous.
— Brianna Herlihy, Fox News, 1 Aug. 2023 -
Each is a worthwhile exercise, but each presents a language in isolation, a thought pinned to the board.
— Hasan Altaf, New York Times, 16 May 2023 -
Moody got to the line to open the second half then hit a pull-up jumper, getting his defender to stumble on a drive in isolation.
— Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024 -
She was placed in isolation with her mother and sister.
— Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 20 July 2023 -
Cults thrive in isolation, and this poses a challenge for the urban cult leader.
— Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 14 June 2023 -
Suddenly, Rice found himself in isolation — away from the crowds and the frenetic pace of touring, and alone with his thoughts, hopes and fears.
— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2023 -
In its most intense form, fan logic thrives in isolation.
— Jason Parham, WIRED, 29 Mar. 2024 -
But in isolation, this won’t close the gender investment gap.
— Asahi Pompey, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2023 -
The new paper is one of the first to link the geometric and arithmetic sides of the program, which for decades have advanced largely in isolation from each other.
— Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2023 -
The 7-year-old shepherd mix spent several weeks in isolation in a four-foot kennel in Virginia.
— Sydney Page, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023 -
Sharing with others can break the stigma and shame that can come with carrying grief in isolation.
— Dominique Fluker, Essence, 24 July 2024 -
Remote schooling led to kids spending countless hours in front of their screens in isolation from teachers and friends.
— Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 12 June 2023 -
Remote schooling led to kids spending countless hours in front of their screens in isolation from teachers and friends.
— Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 12 June 2023 -
When discovered in isolation, eggs and eggshells can be tricky to link to a particular species.
— Kristi Curry Rogers, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024 -
Both made a number of difficult jump shots in isolation.
— Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024 -
But fortunately for us, black holes do not live in isolation.
— Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023 -
These records would show whether children have been in isolation for longer than state guidelines recommend.
— María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas News, 24 July 2023 -
Even healthcare providers can draw few conclusions from a pelvic exam when used in isolation.
— Tracee Cornforth, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2024 -
Sam was admitted to the intensive care unit to be stabilized—and put in isolation.
— Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2022 -
For instance, if addiction is playing a role in isolation, the patient will need treatment for that first.
— Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024 -
Fields-Smith said while these issues are often researched in isolation, many Black families are having to face them all at the same time.
— Xueying Chang, CNN, 1 Mar. 2023 -
Traumatized by the event, and terrified of the outside world, Sidney has spent a year in isolation in Wisconsin.
— Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024 -
Meager Harvest If the leap in finance costs was happening in isolation, winemakers might have less cause for fear.
— Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune Europe, 19 Oct. 2024
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