alienated

Example Sentences

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But over the years, Horning’s unconventional style alienated some.

From The Wall Street Journal

They say that the gaping revenue disparity between big-market teams like the two-time defending champion Dodgers and their small-market counterparts has hurt competitive balance and alienated fans.

From The Wall Street Journal

Overzealous security guards, higher prices and overcrowding at parties also alienated longtime fans.

From The Wall Street Journal

But at a time when people increasingly feel alienated from politics, the rush to agree with them rather than change their minds creates a vicious cycle.

From BBC

Over time, as people are uprooted from their agricultural communities as industrialisation tears apart people's familiar attachments, individuals become "alienated", he says.

From BBC