isolated incident

Frequency: 7.815.6 per million words

a single event, not part of a wider pattern

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Examples (10)

  • It is feared that the attack may not have been an isolated incident.
  • The police stated it was an isolated incident and not part of a larger crime wave.
  • Management assured employees that the technical glitch was an isolated incident.
  • They tried to downplay the error as just an isolated incident.
  • This isolated incident doesn't reflect the overall safety record of the airline.
  • We hope this unusual event remains an isolated incident.
  • The company insisted that the product defect was an isolated incident.
  • The principal clarified that the playground dispute was an isolated incident between two students.
  • Such a bizarre occurrence is usually an isolated incident.
  • Despite its severity, the cyber attack was deemed an isolated incident by experts.