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Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. simple past tense and past participle of estrange.
- adj. Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. caused to be unloved
Etymologies
- Middle English estraungen, from Old French estrangier, from Latin extrāneāre, to treat as a stranger, disown, from extrāneus, foreign; see strange.
Examples
“If there is a perception that the elite end of the game has sometimes become estranged from the volunteers that drive the grassroots, Steele has vowed to bring them back together, using the prize of a home World Cup as the driving force. 2015 will offer us an opportunity in three areas.”
The Guardian: England can win 2015 World Cup, says RFU chief executive John Steele
“Ones that burn like acid and ones that heal and nurture like a mother's embrace -- ones that are also mostly estranged from the high school literary canon.”
The Huffington Post: Brock Cohen: A Promise to the Students of an Uncool Teacher
“The entire family is upset about this, about the loss of him and his victims and victims' families. said David Dyess, who was described as estranged from his father.”
“It could not do other to a man estranged from a normal life who could only live on the idolization of his fans.”
“Also there are many on the right who do not feel entirely dissimilar to the way progressives are feeling about the state of our nation and they also feel estranged from the party on the right.”
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“Mr. Freeh has long been estranged from the former president, and he took another swipe at members of the last Democratic administration today.”
Panel to Vote on Holder Next Wednesday - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
“But then, according to his soon-to-be-ex-wife's memoirs, he called his estranged wife and asked about his news-conference performance, "How did I do?”
“Berra was estranged from the club for nearly 14 years after Steinbrenner fired him as manager early in the 1985 season.”
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“A 19-month governor who supposedly has some ethical feelings who tried to fire a state trooper who happened to be estranged from the governor's sister?”
“It is certainly a dangerous situation when a large group of US citizens feels estranged from the mainstream society.”
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