alienation
Example Sentences
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Arnold put an ocean between himself and his family, but his alienation from his past has drained all the color from his life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
He posits that all the various forms of our modern alienation are connected, drawing throughlines that are both preposterous and incisive as he shows his work.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
“Kafkaesque” suggests that translation is the quintessential medium for a body of work obsessed with alienation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
She says she connected with Eminem's work early on - especially the feeling of being out of step with the world around you and turning that alienation into music.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
It was all part of the Adams pattern, an iconoclastic and contrarian temperament that relished alienation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing alienation
Tuesdays with Morrie
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Invisible Man
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