| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| The prepositions that usually combine with isolate are by, from, in, and with, as in We were isolated by the unplowed roads; Her shyness isolated her from her peers; In his pride, he isolated himself in every social situation; Isolate the infected animals with separate housing, or the disease will spread. | 1 |
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