How to Use estranged in a Sentence

estranged

adjective
  • Some have no kids, and some are estranged from their adult children.
    — Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The show is centered on two estranged former best friends.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Will her estranged mom’s brief return and an ex’s murder wreck her big break?
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Ryan was the one who picked his estranged wife up from prison when she was released early.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Kate is not estranged from Hannah.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Kevin became estranged from his children, as well.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Tom is torn between loyalty to his dead wife and love for the estranged son who killed her.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Hardrict takes on the role of Dallas, who leads as her estranged husband.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 14 June 2024
  • His father, who is from Pakistan, hasn’t seen his estranged son in five years.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • How did the couple become estranged?
    — Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Mo'Nique's public back and forth with her estranged son may have done more damage than good.
    — Essence, 17 Feb. 2024
  • At the awards show, the estranged couple was photographed sharing a smooch and joined hands for an adorable heart pose.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • His estranged daughter moves into his apartment with her son Elyas.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 10 July 2024
  • Lan Tran, too, is reticent about meeting up with her estranged child.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Bill trying to win back his estranged wife, or Lee’s fugitive past catching up with him?
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2023
  • The Stranger Things alums are set to star as estranged father-daughter spies.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
  • The children, it could be said without much quibble, seemed estranged from their father.
    — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The ex-cop was gunning for his estranged wife, then shot randomly, killing three and wounding six.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Bell shares one child, a son, with his estranged wife, Janet Von Schmeling.
    — USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Prince Harry, the king’s estranged younger son, arrived alone with a gaggle of his cousins.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 6 May 2023
  • Her estranged sister and her girlfriend invite themselves for the chaos.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
  • Below, see the celebrity siblings who are estranged from each other.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Miller and his 30-year-old wife were estranged and in the process of getting a divorce at the time of her death.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Authorities said the two are believed to be an estranged couple who both lived at the home.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Set in the rural highlands, the film follows two estranged brothers who reunite in the land of their birth.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • One of the rescuers soon learns that among those trapped is her 11-year-old daughter and her estranged husband.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023
  • In the years since, Danny struggled with anger problems that pushed his ex-wife away and left him estranged from his son.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
  • His desperation leads him to seek help from his estranged little brother.
    — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The estranged husband and new boyfriend had never met, according to police records.
    — Emma Colton, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Jerry and Arnold, two estranged half-brothers, are forced by circumstances to be back in touch.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

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