Estranged is an English word with synonyms like alienated or unloved. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Estranged meaning
simple past and past participle of estrange
Using Estranged
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of estrange
- Useful related words include: alienated, unloved.
- In the example corpus, estranged often appears in combinations such as: his estranged, estranged wife, her estranged.
Context around Estranged
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Estranged
- In this selection, "estranged" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mums, liar, although, wife, husband and labor stand out and add context to how "estranged" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 000 mums estranged from their and 52 were estranged from a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "estranged" sits close to words such as alliances, astronomical and cheers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with estranged
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Complicating matters is her estranged daughter (Maripier Morin). (8 words)
Besides that, the “failed marriage” subplot involving McClane and his estranged wife is very relatable. (15 words)
Although estranged from her family, Meghan has been concerned about her father, according to The Mirror. (16 words)
Court heard Fertuck told undercover officers during a Mr. Big sting in 2018 and 2019 that he shot his estranged wife, Sheree Fertuck, twice in a Kenaston-area gravel pit and left her body in a bluff of trees northeast of the site. (43 words)
A study by Ohio State University of over 1,000 mums estranged from their adult children found 52% were estranged from a daughter and 45% from a son – with more than half going more than a year without contact. (39 words)
He does not differentiate between abstract and concrete labor, and omits the dialectic between capitalist property relations and estranged labor as precondition result of each other, as he conceives private property only as the result of estranged labor. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
A study by Ohio State University of over 1,000 mums estranged from their adult children found 52% were estranged from a daughter and 45% from a son – with more than half going more than a year without contact.
He does not differentiate between abstract and concrete labor, and omits the dialectic between capitalist property relations and estranged labor as precondition result of each other, as he conceives private property only as the result of estranged labor.
I am an estranged man, said the liar: estranged from myself, from my family, my fellow man, my country, my world, my time, and my culture.
After crash-landing on a dangerous, archaic, and mystical planet, Serenity and her estranged daughter, Mackenzie, pursue an energy source that may be the key to escaping.
After the divorce from his estranged husband, Churchill, Tonto found love again with a politician, Prince Joseph Kpokpogri but got scattered months later which shows that she wasn’t lucky with love.
Although estranged from her family, Meghan has been concerned about her father, according to The Mirror.
A man was shocked beyond belief when he visited his estranged brother-in-law’s home in the small town of Radlin, Poland in February.
American rapper and music executive Sean Combs, aka Diddy, and his estranged girlfriend, singer Cassie have reached a settlement a day after she filed an explosive lawsuit alleging rape and physical abuse against the legendary rapper.
Anwulika wondered why her father chose to allow the misunderstanding he had with his estranged wife to spill over to his children.
Ariel disobeys her father by going to seek help from the sea witch Ursula, who happens to be her estranged aunt.
As the Roy kids were quick to point out in episode three of this season, they weren't technically estranged from their father.
Before the season 3 episode "Onesies," Brandy and Chilli were estranged; the pair hadn't seen each other for four years.
Besides that, the “failed marriage” subplot involving McClane and his estranged wife is very relatable.
Carter, 24, was killed by her estranged husband despite having a protection order against him following a history of domestic abuse.
Central to the film’s electrifying spirit are the performances of the two women who lead it, estranged sisters Beth (Lily Sullivan) and Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland).
Complicating matters is her estranged daughter (Maripier Morin).
Court heard Fertuck told undercover officers during a Mr. Big sting in 2018 and 2019 that he shot his estranged wife, Sheree Fertuck, twice in a Kenaston-area gravel pit and left her body in a bluff of trees northeast of the site.
Damien Herrman was fined $1200 for breaching a violence restraining order taken out by his estranged wife.
Despite being sixth in line to the throne, Harry was sat in the third row of Westminster Abbey, far away from his estranged brother who is next in line.
Dorothy was just 20 when her estranged husband shot her in the head before turning the gun on himself in a chilling murder-suicide.
Common combinations with estranged
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: