seclude

The gated front entry, mature trees and landscaping seclude the house, the only free-standing dwelling on the block.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2022

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

They retire from the company of those with whom they had formerly associated, seclude themselves in obscure places, or lie in bed the greatest part of their time.

From Observations on Insanity With Practical Remarks on the Disease and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection by John Haslam

On Martha’s Vineyard, “beach keys” are the ultimate status symbol, giving affluent property owners entry to secluded stretches of sand that are off-limits to the masses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

On Sunday, the infant swimming resource instructor was swimming along the east shore at Hidden Beach, a secluded public beach within Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park, she posted on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

White Bay Cay spans around 25 acres, while the adjacent island adds another seven acres to Perry’s secluded escape.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

“Down a long gated driveway on a secluded and beautifully landscaped flag lot, this exceptional Bridgehampton South residence offers sophisticated luxury living in one of the Hamptons’ most coveted locations,” it states.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

As Elizebeth later explained, the Atlantic coast alone, “with its coves and inlets, its chopped waterline, with its many secluded spots where boats might secretly dock and unload, created a problem which defied description.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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

You see how they’re carrying themselves, if they’re secluding themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2020

Carl Leibert had stopped secluding himself in his quarters; he still talked rapturously about the miracles Merlin would work, but now and then Conn saw him when he thought he was unobserved.

From The Cosmic Computer by H. Beam Piper