- present participle of isolate.
isolating
Example Sentences
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The setup made it possible to recreate extreme conditions that ordinary solid materials cannot reach while isolating the effects of particle collisions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
"Decisions of state are not made by one person alone, and they cannot be judged honestly by isolating one moment from the whole crisis," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Grief is really isolating, especially child loss, because very few people lose their children,” Ferrante told me, adding that her relationship with the father ended two months after Ysa’s funeral.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
A monthslong internet blackout has severely disrupted online commerce, further isolating the youth demographic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
If this sheet was not necessary as far as she was concerned, then she could remove it, for it was clear enough that Gregor could not derive any pleasure from isolating himself away so completely.
From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka
