seclude
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Noren curtains in earth tones seclude diners from the busy street outside and from the kitchen.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 12, 2019
“I realised that if I was able to seclude myself and rest, the gentle high would progress into a dreamlike state where I would experience visions,” she writes in Period Power.
From The Guardian ● May 29, 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
She was a Catholic, and she meant, as soon an she saw all her schemes in a fair way of completion, to seclude herself from the world.
From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Henry Curling
Nabizada then drove to a secluded part of the Joppa area, close to Portobello.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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
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
He bought it in 1993 and built a secluded mansion on the large property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
He put his hand over hers and then wrapped her arm around his elbow, and together they promenaded down toward a secluded area of Coney Island beach by the edge of the water.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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
The blindness had been sent for the purpose of secluding him from outward distractions and enabling him to concentrate himself on the objects presented to the inner eye.
From The Life of St. Paul by James Stalker
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