out of contact

Example Sentences

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"This news is ridiculous," he told AFP, confirming the delegation remained out of contact.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Megan has been in and out of contact with her dad throughout her life.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

They don’t know what prompted her to fall out of contact.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2024

But Herrera did not know much about Alvarez’s path after they fell out of contact.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2023

Thereafter, Tasmania’s population of 4,000 hunter-gatherers remained out of contact with all other humans on Earth, living in an isolation otherwise known only from science fiction novels.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond