Her sudden alienating aloofness.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Verb (used with object), : He has alienated his entire family. ,to alienate funds from their intended purpose. ,to alienate lands.    From Dictionary.com. 

The Hill, Conservatives: McCain alienating base on economy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Discourse.net: Friday McBush/McSame Bashing] Reference

How complicit is she in alienating Blondie from the family?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Love Wife by Gish Jen: Questions] Reference

With all the direct attacks on our heritage doing something like this does far more harm in alienating people.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off] Reference

Someone - all too often - it feels like Cascade is more interested in alienating people than winning people over.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cascade Encourages Members to Send Rasmussen Tums for Nickerson “Indigestion” « PubliCola] Reference

It also seems that the BPA takes a macarbe delight in alienating itself and thus perpeptuating the minority/victim label.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why front-line police officers are glad about Dizaei « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference

This warning to the DNC is a promise not a threat ... we can pull down our own party if the DNC persists in alienating core Democrats.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clinton makes popular vote pitch in new ad] Reference

Ultimately, the operation was focused on the inside game, run by insiders uninterested in alienating people they'd need in their next gig.    From Wordnik.com.  [Harry Reid, The Man Who Never Says Goodbye] Reference

She is only succeeding in alienating women from the only party in which they can find a decent voice and an acceptable agenda for equality.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clinton: No cause for alarm] Reference

In the business world, that's called alienating your customers.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2007] Reference

So instead of "alienating" some GNU/Linux users, Dell decided it was better to alienate all of them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference

And what's more "alienating" to the child than having a father blustering about how bad her mother is?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-04-01] Reference

But the anti-war movement continues to pay lipservice to this problem, perhaps for fear of "alienating" the press.    From Wordnik.com.  [Media Downplays Anti-War March Site] Reference

Christopher Nolan, the innovative film director, says he finds 3D "alienating", seeming to hope it's a passing fad.    From Wordnik.com.  [20 things we learned in 2010] Reference

Nor do I think Nelson was too worried about "alienating" Frenchmen by sinking too many of the French fleet at Trafalgar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Afstan: New British approach] Reference

The Star | Mom loses custody for 'alienating' kids from their dad.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jack's Newswatch] Reference

Myleene Klass has criticised political correctness for "alienating" immigrants.    From Wordnik.com.  [All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News] Reference

The reviewer, however, begs to differ, describing the film as "alienating" and "weird".    From Wordnik.com.  [Culture | guardian.co.uk] Reference

Why can we not see the difference between "alienating" some people and alienating the majority?.    From Wordnik.com.  [News & Features from Minnesota Public Radio] Reference

Lib Dem transport minister, accused Unite of "alienating" the public with its heavy-handed approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference

They would create smaller schools, saying large schools are "alienating", and remove charitable status from private schools.    From Wordnik.com.  [EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed] Reference

In my experience, this can be kind of alienating to mothers who have other responsibilities going on in their lives besides their children.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vindy.com stories: Vindy.com Newswatch » Breaking News from around Youngstown, Warren, Columbiana Ohio] Reference

"alienating" to be heard on the local radio station.    From Wordnik.com.  [The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public] Reference

"alienating" principles., was published today by WWF-UK and the Food Climate Research Network (FCRN).    From Wordnik.com.  [FoodProductionDaily RSS] Reference

Kennedy understood the risk of alienating middle-class white voters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rfk's Last Campaign] Reference

"In the long run, they risk alienating youth, subtly eroding the brand.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Swoosh Wars] Reference

He simply wants to undo some of opera's encrusted, alienating conventions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baz Is Broadway Bound] Reference

Now, antiterror legislation at home is further alienating even mainstream Muslims.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE LOST GENERATION] Reference

Clinton and Congress have refused to do so out of fear of alienating Cuban-Americans.    From Wordnik.com.  [Once More Unto The Breach] Reference

Small steps: Both parties will have to risk alienating their traditional constituents.    From Wordnik.com.  [The No Bull Campaign] Reference

Meir concedes that Israel could hurt its image by alienating such a large news organization.    From Wordnik.com.  [Turning Down The News] Reference

"At this point, the world is uniting, so there's no point in alienating anything," says Asfour.    From Wordnik.com.  [Out from Underground] Reference

But can Megawati pick a cabinet that is both competent and clean without alienating those who put her in power?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Premature Jubilation] Reference

In allowing Megrahi's release, MacAskill must have known that he risked alienating good friends at a bad moment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mad As Hell] Reference

Those who use religious code words to signal the like-minded risk alienating the majority outside a particular fold.    From Wordnik.com.  [Does God Belong On The Stump?] Reference

That approach (sometimes dubbed community policing) cut crime in San Jose without alienating residents of high-crime neighborhoods.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cracks In The Thin Blue Line] Reference