verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
people
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The spectacles were sold at a price that most villagers couldn't afford, thus alienating the very people most at risk.
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The problem with ballet is it alienates people because it is culture.
voter
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To do so would alienate black voters whom he desperately needs.
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The session four years ago alienated many moderate voters with its fire-and-brimstone rhetoric that included attacks on gays and feminists.
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But, by courting them with such policies, they may alienate mainstream voters .
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Gilmore had to motivate religious-right voters without alienating other voters.
■ VERB
feel
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Prepare yourself to feel alienated , and think twice before bringing a date.
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If we had a true understanding of our past, we would feel less alienated by the West and its democracy.
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The fear was that white people would feel alienated .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Jackson's comments alienated many baseball fans.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But, by courting them with such policies, they may alienate mainstream voters.
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He felt safer in the intellect, a fact that would at times alienate those who thought him arrogant or intolerant.
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In the process, he alienated his wife and kids and began living in a motel room.
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The situation brought out the viciousness in him, and I felt he was almost certainly going to alienate Émile for good.