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

Novey transports us toward two reckonings: what exactly happened to estrange the women and, later, how Leah will respond to Jean’s legacy of sculptures.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023

There are some who would like to estrange this swath of the country even further from Australia’s coastal population centers.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2014

The immutable fact of their friendship accommodates conflict that could fracture a marriage or estrange a parent.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 4, 2014

"I am sure it is true as to everything political, and shall endeavor to estrange myself to everything of that character."

From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert