estranged from

Frequency: 8.518.0 per million words

Used to specify the person, group, or society from which one is alienated.

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Examples (10)

  • He felt deeply estranged from the society he lived in.
  • She has been estranged from her husband for several years.
  • After the argument, he became completely estranged from his family.
  • The famous actress is now estranged from her parents.
  • He felt increasingly estranged from his old group of friends after moving abroad.
  • The political scandal left him estranged from the party he once led.
  • Many soldiers feel estranged from civilian life upon returning home.
  • The artist's work reflects a feeling of being estranged from the modern world.
  • Although they live in the same city, the two brothers are estranged from each other.
  • It's a sad story of a daughter who became estranged from her mother.