estrange
verb (used with object)
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of.
had estranged
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past perfectof estrange.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In increasingly blistering letters, he had estranged himself from his family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2023
It was just at the time when he had estranged John of Bohemia that the pope made his decisive move.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various
He had estranged from himself every friend that he had ever possessed.
From Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope
The two sons, who were working as carpenters, had estranged themselves from their mother.
From Waldfried A Novel by Berthold Auerbach
His friend and adviser was Lamenais, whose Paroles d'un Croyant had estranged him from Rome.
From Franz Liszt by James Huneker
