alienation
Example Sentences
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Tom is gripped by a sense of social as well as marital alienation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Stigma and alienation are unavoidable even in the most progressive quarters.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
“The result: alienation of loyal customers, mounting competitive pressures, and a biz in clear decline,” he wrote.
From Barron's • Dec. 13, 2025
But what we can do is call attention to the forms of nonviolent resistance that challenge our prevalent culture of rage and alienation.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025
The anonymity and alienation of big-city life makes people hard and unfeeling.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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