How to Use alienate in a Sentence

alienate

verb
Definition of alienatenext
Synonyms for alienatenext
  • Ankara could no longer afford to alienate rich Gulf states.
    — Jomana Karadsheh and Eoin McSweeney, CNN, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Time spent arguing over nickels could be used to improve your product, not alienate further your customers.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Alexander acknowledged that letting go of the building, where many older patrons have fond memories, may alienate those patrons.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Any form of self-expression that doesn’t conform to whiteness is perceived as restricted, thus alienating Black and brown players.
    — Essence, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Zac Anderson: Absolutely, there's a risk that this is going to further alienate.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Small wonder, then, that the party would also cede the terms of engagement to Republicans on trans rights as well, once again alienating swaths of their own base.
    — Samantha Riedel, Them, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Without a full season, baseball — already concerned about losing its fan base — might alienate an entire generation of potential fans.
    — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2022
  • However, the film's violent tone could also alienate families looking to take their young children to the latest Batman flick.
    — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Bosses are preaching flexibility, careful not to alienate employees who have come to appreciate the upsides of remote work.
    — Chip Cutter, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • So for an artist to come out and talk conscious, you’ll get alienated.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • China, the world’s second largest economy, may be too big to alienate now.
    — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The ending to this story doesn’t have to feel so inevitable, like this slow, alienating death march toward ...
    — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The history is harsh but Williams foregrounds a structure that doesn’t alienate.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The pope was also worried, the book shows, that opposing the Führer would alienate millions of German Catholics.
    — Jason Horowitz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2022
  • The trick will be to expand the U.S. customer base without alienating Slurpee/hotdog fans.
    — Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • With Trump locked in a tight race for the White House, major studios, indie labels and streamers, or at least their corporate parents, couldn’t risk alienating the once and possibly future king.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024

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