cloister
Example Sentences
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Even so, she didn’t live in a cloister.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
A row of vaults seem to be supported by 14 superslim columns but are, in fact, suspended from the ceiling and give the room the sheltered quality of a cloister.
From New York Times • May 3, 2024
A chocolate kitchen, chocolate serving room, chocolate cloister and full chocolate staff are optional.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023
All the homies at the cloister are going to be rocking these.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2023
Abbot Mortimer lay in the cloister gardens surrounded by his mice and woodland friends.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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