How to Use self-isolate in a Sentence

self-isolate

verb
  • His wife, who traveled with him, is self-isolating but has not shown symptoms.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • Described as healthy, they were assessed for 72 hours and then asked to self-isolate at home for 42 days.
    The Week Uk, TheWeek, 16 May 2026
  • The child self-isolated and is no longer contagious, according to the health district.
    Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 8 Aug. 2025
  • British health officials say two people who were passengers aboard the ship but flew home midway through the journey are self-isolating but do not have symptoms.
    ABC News, 7 May 2026
  • British health officials said two of the ship’s passengers who flew home earlier in its journey are self-isolating but do not have symptoms of illness.
    Annie Risemberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • The infected workers quickly self-isolated.
    NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The three individuals show no symptoms of infection and are self-isolating and being monitored.
    Chad De Guzman, Time, 7 May 2026
  • Robin May, a British health official, told The Guardian the passengers who will soon return home may be asked to self-isolate, most likely at home, for 45 days.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • In addition, a Swiss crewmember is also in quarantine in the Netherlands, and another Swiss national is self-isolating in Switzerland.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 11 May 2026
  • The agency said the person, who is self-isolating, returned to Denmark at the end of April, has displayed no symptoms of illness, and has not been in close contact with any of the people from MV Hondius who later developed an infection.
    Chad De Guzman, Time, 7 May 2026

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