How to Use alienate in a Sentence

alienate

verb
  • He is alienated, set apart from the rest of the world by his own making.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2024
  • The beer brand ended up alienating all parties in the process.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Biden’s die-hard base of supporters but alienate the rest of the country.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Reports on Wednesday were that the Dodgers feel the same way, not wanting to alienate some or most of the fan base.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Ankara could no longer afford to alienate rich Gulf states.
    — Jomana Karadsheh and Eoin McSweeney, CNN, 14 Feb. 2022
  • So for an artist to come out and talk conscious, you’ll get alienated.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
  • The couple didn’t want to alienate people with a low spice tolerance, so the sauce comes in at about a 3 out of 10.
    — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021
  • The strictures of the theocracy and the doctrine of Shia supremacy alienate many.
    — The Economist, 23 Jan. 2021
  • In real life, all this does is alienate your team and drive away your best workers.
    — Expert Panel, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
  • From the start of her career, Sweet embraced a brand of politics that aimed to alienate no one.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The most likely outcome will simply be to alienate her from you.
    — New York Times, 28 Dec. 2021
  • A lot of people think my big goal is to alienate people and to give them a big middle finger.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
  • But trying to ice out your friends’ daughter will just alienate them.
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • That would alienate even more people who can’t afford to pay $50 a night to pitch a tent on public lands.
    — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2022
  • But the last thing any leader wants to do is alienate those who hold the power of rescue in this make-or-break moment.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
  • This is not a show afraid to alienate its audience or push past their comfort zone.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The party that is judged to be the aggressor could alienate fence sitters that view the war from a moral perspective.
    — Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The church cannot afford to alienate its single members.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Why meddle in politics this way and alienate half of the country?
    — Jerry Bowyer, National Review, 5 May 2021
  • There’s no way to grow by a factor of five, of course, without alienating some loyal diehards.
    — Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Any new path brings some members on board but alienates others.
    — Tim Hanrahan, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Someone who is in love with her daughter and alienated from her.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
  • The Dolphins would not want to alienate a large portion of the fan base that may not want to see the team pursue a player with this troubling cloud over him.
    — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Not valuing employees is the quickest and surest way to alienate them.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 24 May 2021
  • Likely not finding its way to that resume: alienating most of the teachers in the building.
    — James Vaznis, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • The kiss appeared to give in to these fan demands while alienating a different part of the fandom who felt the kiss didn’t make any sense.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The Democratic Party can't afford to alienate the people inspired by Sanders and the Squad.
    — Michelle Goldberg, Star Tribune, 18 Nov. 2020
  • China, the world’s second largest economy, may be too big to alienate now.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
  • When a competitor makes a move that alienates their loyal customers, smart marketers pounce.
    — Roger Dooley, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • After deciding to deny her transness (which in turn alienates Abigail), Erica is miserable and exhausted.
    — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025

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