sequestered

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Sequestered in a room with other members of Congress, she took charge, calling for backup and advising Vice President Mike Pence of the threat while unwrapping a Slim Jim with her teeth.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2022

Sequestered and without access to mobile phones or television, the jury deliberated for roughly seven hours before recommending a life sentence, without the possibility of parole.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2022

Sequestered corners of warehouses and conference rooms, where just a few weeks ago employees were performing nasal swabs, are now blocked off or cleared of equipment.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2021

Sequestered in a three-bedroom apartment with my husband and three school-age children, I had come up with a way to carve extra room: I could get up very early in the morning before anyone else.

From New York Times • May 26, 2020

"Hymn to the Door-Knob," He laughingly calls it, or "The Plaint of the Sequestered Cat."

From Barks and Purrs by Colette