isolated
adjective
iso·lat·ed
ˈī-sə-ˌlā-təd 
also ˈi-
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Examples of isolated in a Sentence
The town remains a very isolated community.
The camp is located in an isolated area.
The arrest was an isolated incident in his youth.
a few isolated cases of vandalism
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Comments, likes, and shares amplify the harassment, making the victim feel even more isolated.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025
If a group of scrappy wrestlers agree to compete in a private match held in an isolated, massive house, a major payday awaits.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
In the winter of 1925, Balto was part of a team that braved subzero temperatures to bring a shipment of antitoxin to the isolated city of Nome, Alaska, where children were dying of diphtheria, a serious infection caused by a highly contagious bacterium.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Police after the shooting believed that this shooting was an isolated incident, and that the victim and shooter know each other.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Feb. 2025
If a group of scrappy wrestlers agree to compete in a private match held in an isolated, massive house, a major payday awaits.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
In the winter of 1925, Balto was part of a team that braved subzero temperatures to bring a shipment of antitoxin to the isolated city of Nome, Alaska, where children were dying of diphtheria, a serious infection caused by a highly contagious bacterium.
—David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
Police after the shooting believed that this shooting was an isolated incident, and that the victim and shooter know each other.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Isolated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/isolated. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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