"There were Pagans who felt like maybe I was turning into one of the Christians who alienated them, like I joined the other team," Mr. Bishop said.
Some American actions in the area also alienated villagers, like the wholesale destruction of villages that commanders decided were too riddled with booby traps to safely control.
It's not as alienating, and again, I like alienating music, but for some reason when the word "revolutionary" comes up, I feel like it's "against something".
"Yes, I don't like the racism, and I don't like the name-calling, and I don't like people feeling alienated," Bush said recently.
"They alienated the dealers, who liked their name and didn't want to give up their spot in the Yellow Pages," said Leon Mandel, publisher of Auto Week magazine.
Maybe it is my American DNA or my underdeveloped consciousness, but I sometimes feel almost as alienated by his Teflon-like immunity to excitation as by the idealized agony of the crucified Jesus.
The case alienated United Russia voters like Gennady A. Fedin, who said he would never vote for the party again.
I think pretty much every teenager struggling with the direction of their future has felt scared, alienated and overwhelmed like Esther Greenwood.
"New ideas," said Mr. LaRose, an 88-year-old retired undertaker, expressing frustration that his party has alienated moderate voters like himself.
A war meant to boost America's global leadership "has driven U.S. prestige to an all-time low" over the last five years and alienated important allies like Turkey.
