isolate

Example Sentences

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A workaround was found to isolate the batteries from the vibration, which allowed the car to run for longer.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

That process allowed scientists to isolate only a few cells at a time for further study.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

At their best, sci-fi thought experiments isolate technological shocks, project them forward under different conditions of social and environmental stress, and ask: What breaks first?

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Charlotte says she began to isolate herself, until she couldn't even face going to college except to sit exams.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

He argued that Fort Detrick was closer to the outbreak than was the C.D.C., in Atlanta, and therefore it was appropriate for the Army to have the samples and try to isolate the virus.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston