insularity

Example Sentences

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He has little patience for the art world’s insularity, especially conceptual provocations that only make sense to those with an aesthetic theory decoder ring.

From New York Times

The American literary world has tried to bolt for freedom from this era — from its thin veneer of diversity, from its self-dealing insularity, from the selective way it fetishized rule-breaking.

From Washington Post

Alberto’s stubborn devil-may-care attitude offers an admirable corrective, but that fearlessness is shown to mask a deeper sort of denial, an insularity that refuses to consider the full scope of the world’s possibilities.

From Los Angeles Times

But there’s also a very strong insularity and perhaps paranoia toward the mainstream press.

From Seattle Times

Meeting domestic demands must not lead to a foreign policy of insularity.

From Los Angeles Times