isolate

Example Sentences

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"Nothing in and of itself will fix this but these activities will bring prices down. They won't isolate the UK - we're part of a global system - but they will bring prices down."

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Military strategists say that in an invasion or blockade of Taiwan, China could isolate the island nation by using mines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

An A1900 separator was used to isolate the desired fragments from the many particles produced during the collision.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

"We can't isolate the supply, we're dealing with water and live electric, and there are holes cut through floors that firefighters can fall through."

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

The first step would be to isolate the bouts in question: those fought on a tournament’s final day between a wrestler on the bubble and a wrestler who has already secured his eighth win.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt