Example Sentences

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Years of infighting and "backstabbing" had alienated many in those sections of the electorate, he said.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

As 2023 drew to a close, Karamo had alienated many of her former allies and removed some of them from their subcommittee appointments after they began complaining about the financial problems.

From Slate • May 6, 2024

Lagarde inherited a divided Governing Council from Draghi, who had alienated so called hawks in the euro zone's north with his ultra-easy monetary policy and abrasive management style.

From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2023

After just one day on the job, Iger dismissed one of Chapek’s top lieutenants, Kareem Daniel, and announced plans to unwind a Chapek reorganization that had alienated creative heads.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022

Burr had alienated Jefferson and the triumphant Republican party by his disloyalty as a vice president and had lost by a landslide in his bid to become a Federalist governor of New York.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis