isolate
verb (used with object)
to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
have been isolating
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present perfect progressiveof isolate.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“We heavily rely on the producers who have been isolating the animals within the dairy herds,” Lyons said.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 4, 2024
Hipkins said at least 33 of the new cases are known household or close contacts of existing cases and most have been isolating at home or in quarantine facilities while infectious.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2021
He and his family have been isolating while Gunner prepared for treatment.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2021
Already about 800 residents in Melbourne’s northern suburbs have been isolating because of the school outbreak.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 23, 2020
Those who have been isolating in a group have found a way to work around the strictures of quarantine from its beginning.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2020
