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Six example sentences with isolating, each labelled with its topic.
Working night shifts proved isolating, since by the time she woke her friends were already back at their desks.
Psychology
The first winter on the island was isolating, with the ferry cancelled for weeks and the phone line down whenever the wind rose.
Travel
Remote work can be isolating, so the team schedules a daily video call that has nothing to do with the code.
Technology
Running a company alone proved isolating, since every hard decision landed on one desk with nobody to argue back.
Startups
The months of knee rehab were isolating, spent in an empty gym while teammates traveled from city to city.
Basketball
The lighthouse keeper's life in the novel is isolating by design, with a supply boat once a month and no letters.
Literature
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