isolated

[US]/ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd/
[UK]/'aɪsəletɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. separated from others; alone; insulated

v. to separate; to insulate

Phrases & Collocations

feeling isolated

isolated incident

isolated area

socially isolated

isolated location

isolated system

isolated point

isolated layer

isolated storage

Example Sentences

isolated farms and villages.

they were isolated incidents.

the rabbit was isolated from male conspecifics.

the bacterium was isolated in two blood cultures.

the hermetic confines of an isolated life.

a castle standing four-square and isolated on a peninsula.

a country which is isolated from the rest of the world.

he lived a very isolated existence.

the plant was isolated and the gas vented.

Several villages in the north have been isolated by heavy snowfalls.

these isolated incidents don't add up to a true picture of the situation.

an educational laager, isolated from the outside world.

hundreds of diseases had not yet been isolated or named.

RESULTS Pathogenic microorganism had been isolated from the hemoculture.

The farm is isolated; the nearest house is 30 kilometers away.

Several villages have been isolated by the floods.

He faced being isolated from society.

They have isolated the bacterium in its pure form.

a cytokinin originally isolated from young corn kernels

Real-world Examples

This is referred to as isolated systolic hypertension or isolated diastolic hypertension.

Source: Osmosis - Cardiovascular

People who were in close contact were also isolated.

Source: NPR News July 2021 Compilation

Sometimes premature atrial contractions can keep happening rather than being isolated events.

Source: Osmosis - Cardiovascular

Sometimes premature ventricular contractions can keep happening rather than being isolated events.

Source: Osmosis - Cardiovascular

For diagnosis, it can be isolated in cultures from blood, sputum, or urine.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

Sanctions and capital controls have left Russia isolated.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But data shows the incident is not isolated.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Monks and nuns comprise a substantial portion of society, largely self-contained and isolated.

Source: Beautiful China

Several cottages have been isolated by the flood water.

Source: In the process of honing one's listening skills.

Even new jobs were often isolated in suburban industrial parks.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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