isolated incident

collocation in English

meaningsofisolatedandincident

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withincident.
isolated
adjective
uk
/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪ.tɪd/us
/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪ.t̬ɪd/
not near to ...
See more atisolated
incident
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/us
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
an event that is either unpleasant ...
See more atincident

(Definition ofisolatedandincidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofisolated incident

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
In addition, maltreatment is rarely anisolatedincident.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Nor was this anisolatedincident.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The political stand taken by members of the grand jury in 1641 was not anisolatedincident.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This was not anisolatedincident.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Unfortunately, the legislature's desire to convert a public health measure into a partisan issue was not anisolatedincident.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This is not anisolatedincident.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Unfortunately, this was not anisolatedincident.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
If it had been the first time, we could have considered it to be anisolatedincident.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We hope that it is anisolatedincidentand not a prelude to other violence of this type.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That case was not anisolatedincident.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Under current practice, even if the court believes the woman, because it is anisolatedincidentthe man cannot be convicted.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This is not anisolatedincident, but what has been happening throughout the country.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Nor is that anisolatedincidentin this particular district.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He assures me that this was anisolatedincidentand that he has given directions which should prevent a recurrence.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
What we are debating today is not anisolatedincident, however important that incident may be.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There was hardly even anisolatedincident.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I have heard no evidence to suggest that this was more than a single,isolatedincident.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is important to see that we are not dealing with just anisolatedincident.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is not anisolatedincident.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofisolated
Go to the definition ofincident
See other collocations withincident