estrange
Example Sentences
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"Children who choose to estrange themselves aren't making a little decision on a whim," explained Joshua Stein, a researcher who tracks online trends, especially those that intersect with psychology and bioethics.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2024
I’m truly fearful he’ll get the idea that you estrange from a family member as easily as you throw away a napkin.
From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2021
But maybe, Shin would have us believe, there’s a way to get past the limitations of our perspectives, to subvert our own framing devices via art’s ability to estrange and transubstantiate.
From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2020
In his color work, he sometimes accepted ambient blurs of motion to emphasize, and estrange, the stillness of a certain subject amid a street’s commotion.
From The New Yorker • May 6, 2019
I can't tell you how it distresses me to see him estrange his best friends as he does.
From The Builders by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson
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