Example Sentences

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Instead, Leon glumly sits before his manuscript, squinting at the sun and swatting at flies, a monument to the epic narcissism that will isolate him, and generate both cruel comedy and heartbreak.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2023

Using a customized video game to distract participants, this experiment will isolate neural signals of conscious perception by comparing brain signals when subjects are aware of seeing an image and when they’re not.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 25, 2023

Australian health insurer Medibank Private said on Thursday it will isolate and remove access to some customer-facing systems as it detected unusual activity on its network.

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2022

She said Mrs. Biden has been prescribed Paxlovid and will isolate herself from others for at least five days under guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2022

Our walls of fifteen feet of thickness will isolate us, and we shall be as our ancestors were, of whom it is written in the Legend.

From The Dream by Chase, Eliza E.