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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These agents should be treated not as isolated prompts, but as components of an orchestrated system with state, responsibility and accountability.
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Gopikrishnan Anilkumar, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Steer clear of tall, isolated trees and other prominent objects.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
An inch or two of rain an hour could occur in isolated locations.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The film, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, opens with a truck speeding off after having deposited the body of a teenage girl dressed in a school uniform on an isolated desert peak.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
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Gopikrishnan Anilkumar, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Steer clear of tall, isolated trees and other prominent objects.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
An inch or two of rain an hour could occur in isolated locations.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The film, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival, opens with a truck speeding off after having deposited the body of a teenage girl dressed in a school uniform on an isolated desert peak.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 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 14 Sep. 2025.
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