insularity

Example Sentences

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Despite their insularity, Thompson’s works offer a reportorial curiosity of the world and a generosity toward working people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"Such wanton destruction of the German cultural scene, such self-inflicted insularity, must not be allowed to happen," it said.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Canada, alas, does not enjoy the same insularity from the U.S. economy.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2025

"He captures Dylan's craning stance and the way he used hair and sunglasses as a mask, the insistent buzz and keen of his speaking and singing voice and the odd, touchy, insularity."

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

N National character, insularity of, disappearing generally, 194; cosmopolitanism of, among upper classes, 204; imitated by the middle class, 205.

From Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country by Escott, T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet)