estrange in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

estrange in the PONS Dictionary

estrange Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to estrange sb from sb/sth
American English

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But trying to achieve happiness for ourselves can estrange us from others, creating loneliness.
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But the absolutist tactics estrange the vegan movement from mainstream culture, the pragmatists argue.
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Along the way the environmental crusaders estrange old friends, make powerful new enemies, and -- between the two of them -- sink several marriages.
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The banal familiarity of the seasons as they wash over us no longer require studied effort to estrange them.
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Suddenly we see our own locations from a different perspective, which can be very enlightening but also a bit estranging.
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He had wanted to attend a boarding school to estrange himself from his father.
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Feeling upset, she starts to rebel, thereby estranging herself from her friends.
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What we are "going for" here, is a means of bridge building across the chasm they are feeling, which tends to estrange them from life and living.
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A common mistake by fourth year students is to develop a sudden devotion to books and completely estrange themselves from family, friends and social activities.
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It's also probably an intelligent political move to announce himself as separate from his crazy fans, to distance himself from any political stereotype that risks estranging a more thoughtful electorate.
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