alienate
verb (used with object)
to make indifferent or hostile.
has alienated
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present perfectof alienate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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From the moment she walked onto the stage at his public memorial in Arizona to fireworks more suited for a World Series championship, Erika Kirk has alienated people, even drawing accusations of faking her sorrow.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Beijing has alienated most of the other European partners it courted through the so-called 17+1 initiative a decade ago, notes Dimitar Lilkov, a senior research officer at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
While the company's transformation has helped attract investors, it has alienated some members of its staff and critics.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
With his experience as a union leader, Siddall believes he can earn buy-in from a staff Gascón has alienated while also improving recruitment in an office that is at its smallest roster size in decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2023
He may have been right; but it is certain that he has alienated the friendship of not a few good men by the vehemence and positiveness with which he has asserted his views.
From The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations by Harry Perry Robinson
