estrangement

Example Sentences

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In the novel, Margaret already knows the reasons for her mom’s estrangement from her own parents: They are Christian.

From New York Times

Her parents’ interfaith marriage caused estrangement from her mom’s folks, leading Margaret’s family to forgo religious practice.

From Los Angeles Times

Bringing your own experiences to light would expose you to more pressure and possible estrangement from your family, as well as other community members.

From Washington Post

The songs on her new LP, due this week, juxtapose conflicting impulses and extremes of emotion: pleasure and paranoia, regret and resentment, estrangement and connection, self-affirmation and self-sabotage, mourning and healing.

From New York Times

There is now a huge estrangement between my brother/his family and mine.

From Washington Post