insularity
Example Sentences
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Despite their insularity, Thompson’s works offer a reportorial curiosity of the world and a generosity toward working people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
"Such wanton destruction of the German cultural scene, such self-inflicted insularity, must not be allowed to happen," it said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
"He captures Dylan's craning stance and the way he used hair and sunglasses as a mask, the insistent buzz and keen of his speaking and singing voice and the odd, touchy, insularity."
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2024
“Oppenheimer” is a tale of what we hath wrought, filtered through the experience of a man whose pallid complexion and tormented insularity make him look like an envoy from the Grim Reaper himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
Some will say that this comes from pride, or insularity; but they would be wrong.
From My Impressions of America by Margot Asquith
Vocabulary lists containing insularity
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