How to Use self-quarantine in a Sentence

self-quarantine

verb
  • After the mandatory 21-day quarantine period, some have returned home to self-quarantine for the next 21 days, Rosmarin said.
    — ABC News, 1 June 2026
  • Unable to self-quarantine at home, many food production workers got sick or even died as a result of working in crowded conditions without personal protective equipment and adequate ventilation.
    — Thurka Sangaramoorthy, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Eight of those passengers were Dutch, who returned home via medical transport and will self-quarantine for six weeks, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said, per PBS.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Eight of those were Dutch and have returned home via medical transport to self-quarantine for six weeks, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said, per the Associated Press.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • Eight of those passengers were Dutch, who returned home via medical transport and will self-quarantine for six weeks, the Dutch Foreign Ministry said, the Associated Press reported.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026

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