in isolation

Example Sentences

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His family said that he was held in isolation for about 20 days, it added.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

While grammar and vocabulary are undeniably important aspects of language learning, they don’t exist in isolation from how people communicate in everyday life.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

His spouse and three children, all asymptomatic, will be placed in isolation in the same hospital at Washington's request, according to the German authorities.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The geopolitical bottleneck does not operate in isolation.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Colonel Jacobs pondered this and came up with a solution: I could wear long trousers and have my own food, if I agreed to be put in isolation.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela