seclude

While some may find the prepackaged meals convenient, she says they encourage people to seclude themselves in their roomettes and discourage one-on-one time with other travelers at the dining table.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2019

Noren curtains in earth tones seclude diners from the busy street outside and from the kitchen.

From The New Yorker ● Jul. 12, 2019

It’s a different world here in Santa Cruz, an easier place to seclude yourself, to find some anonymity.

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2018

It sells anonymous offshore companies that help the owners seclude their business dealings.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2017

It was manifestly true that he had no right to seclude her in that fashion.

From Ayala's Angel by Trollope, Anthony

While the property boasts far more outdoor space than their Beverly Hills abode, for those seeking a private, secluded retreat in California, the couple’s former Golden State dwelling could well be the perfect place.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

The secluded beauty spot sold at auction for £20,000 in September 2024 to Leisure Estate Investments Ltd, which has discouraged public access because of "inherent safety risks".

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Perched on a hilltop beneath the Aegibong Peace Ecopark observatory where telescopes peek into the secluded state, the shop has drawn tens of thousands from South Korea and abroad since opening in November 2024.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

This is the story of what happens to a dream deferred in the dusty apartments, drag clubs and secluded rivers of Colombia in the 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

And wouldn’t those secluded Albanian woods have seemed an excellent refuge when, so much later, Voldemort had needed a place to lie low, undisturbed, for ten long years?

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

“So I think it’s going to be very harmful. You’re just shutting down and secluding a group of people that is already so used to being shamed and put in a corner.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

My other concern is people are secluding their lives with people who either think like them or more extreme forms of it.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2023

“Yep, I’m watching Mr. Eldridge,” one scout says on the phone before secluding himself from earshot.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2023

Its next resident will find a private dock, tall trees secluding the pool and spa, and “an effortless, single level indoor/outdoor living experience.”

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022

Parda = the Eastern custom of secluding women from the public gaze.

From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by Pennell, T. L. (Theodore Leighton)