isolated
adjective
iso·lat·ed
ˈī-sə-ˌlā-təd 
also ˈi-
Examples of isolated in a Sentence
The town remains a very isolated community.
The camp is located in an isolated area.
The arrest was an isolated incident in his youth.
a few isolated cases of vandalism
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The department does not just look at violent crimes as isolated incidents, but instead identifies patterns and repeat offenders to find those who are driving crime in Aurora, Thomas said.
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Last summer, an unsettling quiet cloaked the isolated Southwest Alaska community of King Cove as the town’s economic engine — a sprawling seafood processing plant — sat shuttered.
—ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
Warnings were also in place in California, Utah, and isolated regions of Nevada.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Showers will be periodic during the stretch, with potential for isolated thunderstorms on Monday evening and Tuesday.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Last summer, an unsettling quiet cloaked the isolated Southwest Alaska community of King Cove as the town’s economic engine — a sprawling seafood processing plant — sat shuttered.
—ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
Warnings were also in place in California, Utah, and isolated regions of Nevada.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
Showers will be periodic during the stretch, with potential for isolated thunderstorms on Monday evening and Tuesday.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for isolated
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“Isolated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/isolated. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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