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adjective

isolating

causing someone or something to be cut off from others and left alone

In a sentence

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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