isolate
verb (used with object)
to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
have isolated
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present perfectof isolate.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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Once you have isolated the pure news about a company, there are several rules for interpreting it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 4, 2026
“We have isolated photos, but we don’t know exactly what was found, how it was found,” Sheinbaum told reporters Thursday at her daily news conference.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025
In an experiment akin to stop-motion photography, scientists have isolated the energetic movement of an electron while "freezing" the motion of the much larger atom it orbits in a sample of liquid water.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2024
Local authorities said they have isolated the worst damaged part of Derna amid growing concerns about potential infection by waterborne diseases.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
We have made progress in comprehending it because we have isolated it into small bundles of events that can be dealt with by the human intellect.
From Unthinkable by Bill Terry
