How to Use isolated in a Sentence
isolated
adjective- The camp is located in an isolated area.
- The arrest was an isolated incident in his youth.
- The town remains a very isolated community.
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Make sure the movement stays isolated to the hip, not moving the spine.
—Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
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According to deputies, the killing was an isolated event and the public is not at threat.
—Alexandria Brown, Arkansas Online, 13 Sep. 2022
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But the character is so isolated from the others, her scenes don’t yet feel like part of the same show.
—Joshua Alston, Variety, 16 Dec. 2022
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Either that, or it’s too isolated from anywhere else to be worth the trek.
—Ling Ma, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
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But people who still have a fever should stay isolated for at least a day after the fever ends.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
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The isolated and the lonely sang from windows and balconies.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
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There was still a chance that these plumes could be erupting from a smaller, more isolated sea.
—WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023
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Over the course of the war, the town has become increasingly isolated.
—Gabe Joselow, NBC News, 9 June 2022
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The Mother has been living off the grid, in an isolated cabin in Alaska.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
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These winds will ferry rounds of heavy rain to most of the city this morning, along with the risk for isolated thunderstorms.
—Claire Hao, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
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Down in Pittsburgh, were there is the potential for the partial eclipse of 97% , the skies are trending to be a bit brighter with an isolated rain chance.
—Eric Henderson, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
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Hail and high winds will be the greatest risks, but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 21 July 2022
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There may be an isolated storm in the percolating heat, but don’t bet on it.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
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On the surface, Mats Steen lived an isolated and lonely life alone with his parents.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Nov. 2022
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Install it on an isolated post, so that a threat can’t jump onto it from a nearby tree.
—Susan Cosier, WSJ, 29 July 2022
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Gaza, an isolated enclave on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, is located southwest of the landlocked West Bank.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 5 July 2023
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Brightline West goes through isolated deserts for most of its journey.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
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This could lead to some isolated runoff issues and cause rises in area waterways, per the NWS.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 16 Dec. 2024
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More isolated showers, storms, and a cold front will return to the region on Wednesday and persist through the weekend.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 July 2023
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Police said this an isolated incident and said there is no threat to the public.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
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Mules were used to lug water and food to isolated mountain areas.
—Micheline Maynard, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
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But very few ever make it to the Marquesas, a rugged, isolated island chain some 900 miles away.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
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The teen, who has since filed a federal lawsuit against King, was held for roughly two hours in an isolated cell.
—Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2024
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There is also a chance of an isolated tornado in the Mid-Atlantic.
—Max Golembo, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2023
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The main threat will be damaging winds, but hail and an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.
—Allison Chinchar, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
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Warnings were also in place in California, Utah, and isolated regions of Nevada.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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Showers will be periodic during the stretch, with potential for isolated thunderstorms on Monday evening and Tuesday.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
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