adrift from

Frequency: 4.22.8 per million words

Often used figuratively to mean disconnected from something familiar (e.g., family, reality).

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Examples (10)

  • He had been cut adrift from everything he knew.
  • After moving to the new city, she felt completely adrift from her old friends.
  • The organization seems to be adrift from its original mission.
  • Some young voters feel adrift from the mainstream political parties.
  • Lost in his theories, the professor was becoming adrift from practical reality.
  • The small lifeboat was cast adrift from the sinking ship.
  • Without his daily routine, he felt purposeless and adrift from society.
  • The new generation is culturally adrift from the traditions of their ancestors.
  • If you sever all ties, you risk being set adrift from your community.
  • The company's strategy has gone adrift from its core business principles.