estrange

Example Sentences

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García's film is about fathers and sons, and it certainly tackles the thorniness that can estrange children and their parents.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2022

Another reason I spend more time advising those who estrange vs. those who have been estranged?

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2022

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

I would be extremely surprised if your weird in-laws decide to permanently estrange themselves from your granddaughter over this, but odder things have happened.

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2019

Would not such deceit, without, alas, the other grievances I have against my husband, suffice to estrange us?

From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Sue, Eug?ne